diff --git a/app/[locale]/layout.tsx b/app/[locale]/layout.tsx
index 396eacce..a21c016e 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/[locale]/layout.tsx
@@ -96,10 +96,8 @@ export default async function Layout(props: {
       });
     }
 
-    const { after } = await import('next/server');
-    after(() => {
-      serverServices.analytics.trackPageview();
-    });
+    // Server-side analytics tracking removed to prevent duplicate/empty events.
+    // Client-side AnalyticsProvider handles all pageviews.
   } catch {
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' || !process.env.CI) {
       console.warn(
diff --git a/app/stats/api/send/route.ts b/app/stats/api/send/route.ts
index b0257fd6..5555522b 100644
--- a/app/stats/api/send/route.ts
+++ b/app/stats/api/send/route.ts
@@ -65,9 +65,28 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
 
     return NextResponse.json({ status: 'ok' });
   } catch (error) {
-    logger.error('Failed to proxy analytics request', {
-      error: (error as Error).message,
+    const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    const errorStack = error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined;
+
+    // Console error to ensure it appears in logs even if logger fails
+    console.error('CRITICAL PROXY ERROR:', {
+      message: errorMessage,
+      stack: errorStack,
+      endpoint: config.analytics.umami.apiEndpoint,
     });
-    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Internal Server Error' }, { status: 500 });
+
+    logger.error('Failed to proxy analytics request', {
+      error: errorMessage,
+      stack: errorStack,
+    });
+
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      {
+        error: 'Internal Server Error',
+        details: errorMessage, // Expose error for debugging
+        endpoint: config.analytics.umami.apiEndpoint ? 'configured' : 'missing',
+      },
+      { status: 500 },
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/config.ts b/lib/config.ts
index 7bfa28fe..700b3c6b 100644
--- a/lib/config.ts
+++ b/lib/config.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function createConfig() {
     analytics: {
       umami: {
         websiteId: env.UMAMI_WEBSITE_ID,
-        apiEndpoint: env.UMAMI_API_ENDPOINT,
+        apiEndpoint: env.UMAMI_API_ENDPOINT || 'https://analytics.infra.mintel.me',
         enabled: Boolean(env.UMAMI_WEBSITE_ID),
       },
     },