1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/usage_data_counters/base_counter.rb b/lib/gitlab/usage_data_counters/base_counter.rb
index 96898e5189c..44893645cc2 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/usage_data_counters/base_counter.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/usage_data_counters/base_counter.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Gitlab::UsageDataCounters
 
     class << self
       def redis_key(event)
-        Gitlab::ErrorTracking.track_and_raise_for_dev_exception(UnknownEvent.new, event: event) unless known_events.include?(event.to_s)
+        require_known_event(event)
 
         "USAGE_#{prefix}_#{event}".upcase
       end
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ module Gitlab::UsageDataCounters
 
       private
 
+      def require_known_event(event)
+        Gitlab::ErrorTracking.track_and_raise_for_dev_exception(UnknownEvent.new, event: event) unless known_events.include?(event.to_s)
+      end
+
       def counter_key(event)
         "#{prefix}_#{event}".to_sym
       end