diff --git a/dvc/analytics.py b/dvc/analytics.py
index 0bcf31527..ebdfd9baf 100644
--- a/dvc/analytics.py
+++ b/dvc/analytics.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import distro
 
 from dvc import __version__
 from dvc.config import Config, to_bool
-from dvc.daemon import daemon
 from dvc.exceptions import NotDvcRepoError
 from dvc.lock import Lock, LockError
 from dvc.repo import Repo
@@ -22,11 +21,11 @@ from dvc.utils import env2bool, is_binary, makedirs
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def collect_and_send_report(args=None, return_code=None):
+def collect(args=None, return_code=None):
     """
-    Query the system to fill a report and send it on a detached process.
+    Query the system to fill a report.
     """
-    report = {
+    return {
         "cmd_class": args.func.__name__ if hasattr(args, "func") else None,
         "cmd_return_code": return_code,
         "dvc_version": __version__,
@@ -36,12 +35,6 @@ def collect_and_send_report(args=None, return_code=None):
         "user_id": find_or_create_user_id(),
     }
 
-    # A temporary file is used as a mean of communication between the
-    # current and detached process.
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, mode="w") as fobj:
-        json.dump(report, fobj)
-        daemon(["analytics", fobj.name])
-
 
 def is_enabled():
     if env2bool("DVC_TEST"):
diff --git a/dvc/main.py b/dvc/main.py
index 86e1a9e0d..566a46473 100644
--- a/dvc/main.py
+++ b/dvc/main.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import logging
+import json
 
 from dvc import analytics
 from dvc.cli import parse_args
 from dvc.config import ConfigError
+from dvc.daemon import daemon
 from dvc.exceptions import DvcParserError
 from dvc.exceptions import NotDvcRepoError
 from dvc.external_repo import clean_repos
@@ -82,6 +84,12 @@ def main(argv=None):
         logger.info(FOOTER)
 
     if analytics.is_enabled():
-        analytics.collect_and_send_report(args, ret)
+        report = analytics.collect(args, ret)
+
+        # Use a temporary file to pass the report between the current and
+        # detached process.
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, mode="w") as fobj:
+            json.dump(report, fobj)
+            daemon(["analytics", fobj.name])
 
     return ret
diff --git a/tests/func/test_analytics.py b/tests/func/test_analytics.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..608fea00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/func/test_analytics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import mock
+import json
+
+from dvc.main import main
+
+
+@mock.patch("dvc.analytics.send")
+def test_daemon_analytics(mock_send, tmp_path):
+    report = {"name": "dummy report"}
+    fname = tmp_path / "report"
+    fname.write_text(json.dumps(report))
+
+    assert 0 == main(["daemon", "analytics", str(fname)])
+    assert mock_send.called
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_analytics.py b/tests/unit/test_analytics.py
index 5012d1617..3800cf0ef 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_analytics.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_analytics.py
@@ -1,9 +1,33 @@
+import json
 import pytest
 import mock
 
 from dvc import analytics
 
 
+def test_collect():
+    report = analytics.collect(return_code=0)
+
+    assert report["cmd_class"] == None
+    assert report["cmd_return_code"] == 0
+    assert report["scm_class"] in ["Git", None]
+    assert type(report["is_binary"]) is bool
+    assert type(report["system_info"]) is dict
+    assert type(report["dvc_version"]) is str
+    assert type(report["user_id"]) is str
+
+
+@mock.patch("requests.post")
+def test_send(mock_post, tmp_path):
+    url = "https://analytics.dvc.org"
+    report = {"name": "dummy report"}
+    fname = tmp_path / "report"
+
+    fname.write_text(json.dumps(report))
+    analytics.send(fname)
+    mock_post.assert_called_with(url, json=report, timeout=5)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "config, result",
     [