diff --git a/src/middleware/userCounter.js b/src/middleware/userCounter.js
index 85be545..defcd53 100644
--- a/src/middleware/userCounter.js
+++ b/src/middleware/userCounter.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var request = require('request');
+const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 
 const config = require('../config.js');
 const getIP = require('../utils/getIP.js');
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ const getHash = require('../utils/getHash.js');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger.js');
 
 module.exports = function userCounter(req, res, next) {
-    try {
-        request.post(config.userCounterURL + "/api/v1/addIP?hashedIP=" + getHash(getIP(req), 1));
-    } catch(e) {
-        logger.debug("Failing to connect to user counter at: " + config.userCounterURL);
-    }
+    fetch(config.userCounterURL + "/api/v1/addIP?hashedIP=" + getHash(getIP(req), 1), { method: "POST" })
+        .catch(() => logger.debug("Failing to connect to user counter at: " + config.userCounterURL))
 
     next();
 }
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