diff --git a/awx/main/analytics/core.py b/awx/main/analytics/core.py
index 5c56c032d0..efcbfa4fa7 100644
--- a/awx/main/analytics/core.py
+++ b/awx/main/analytics/core.py
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ from django.utils.timezone import now, timedelta
 from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 
 from awx.conf.license import get_license
-from awx.main.models import Job, Credential
+from awx.main.models import Job
 from awx.main.access import access_registry
 from awx.main.models.ha import TowerAnalyticsState
-from awx.main.utils import decrypt_field
 
 
 __all__ = ['register', 'gather', 'ship', 'table_version']
@@ -85,13 +84,12 @@ def gather(dest=None, module=None, collection_type='scheduled'):
     if last_run < max_interval or not last_run:
         last_run = max_interval
 
-
     if _valid_license() is False:
         logger.exception("Invalid License provided, or No License Provided")
         return "Error: Invalid License provided, or No License Provided"
-    
+
     if not settings.INSIGHTS_TRACKING_STATE:
-        logger.error("Insights analytics not enabled")
+        logger.error("Automation Analytics not enabled")
         return
 
     if module is None:
@@ -146,19 +144,35 @@ def gather(dest=None, module=None, collection_type='scheduled'):
 
 def ship(path):
     """
-    Ship gathered metrics via the Insights API
+    Ship gathered metrics to the Insights API
     """
+    if not path:
+        logger.error('Automation Analytics TAR not found')
+        return
+    if "Error:" in str(path):
+        return
     try:
         logger.debug('shipping analytics file: {}'.format(path))
-        url = settings.INSIGHTS_URL_BASE + '/api/ingress/v1/upload'
+        url = getattr(settings, 'AUTOMATION_ANALYTICS_URL', None)
+        if not url:
+            logger.error('AUTOMATION_ANALYTICS_URL is not set')
+            return
+        rh_user = getattr(settings, 'REDHAT_USERNAME', None)
+        rh_password = getattr(settings, 'REDHAT_PASSWORD', None)
+        if not rh_user:
+            return logger.error('REDHAT_USERNAME is not set')
+        if not rh_password:
+            return logger.error('REDHAT_PASSWORD is not set')
         with open(path, 'rb') as f:
             files = {'file': (os.path.basename(path), f, settings.INSIGHTS_AGENT_MIME)}
-            creds = Credential.objects.get(name=settings.INSIGHTS_URL_BASE)
-            response = requests.post(url, files=files, auth=(creds.inputs['username'],
-                                                             decrypt_field(creds, 'password')))
+            response = requests.post(url, 
+                                     files=files,
+                                     verify=True, 
+                                     auth=(rh_user, rh_password),
+                                     timeout=(31, 31))
             if response.status_code != 202:
-                logger.exception('Upload failure status {} text {}'.format(response.status_code,
-                                                                           response.text))
+                return logger.exception('Upload failed with status {}, {}'.format(response.status_code,
+                                                                                  response.text))
         run_now = now()
         state = TowerAnalyticsState.get_solo()
         state.last_run = run_now
diff --git a/awx/main/conf.py b/awx/main/conf.py
index 05529aadf9..b45c028a19 100644
--- a/awx/main/conf.py
+++ b/awx/main/conf.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ register(
 register(
     'AUTOMATION_ANALYTICS_URL',
     field_class=fields.URLField,
-    default='https://cloud.redhat.com',
+    default='https://example.com',
     schemes=('http', 'https'),
     allow_plain_hostname=True,  # Allow hostname only without TLD.
     label=_('Automation Analytics upload URL.'),