diff --git a/plugins/hifiSpacemouse/src/SpacemouseManager.cpp b/plugins/hifiSpacemouse/src/SpacemouseManager.cpp
index dc60fe4cbb..b4c15e6571 100644
--- a/plugins/hifiSpacemouse/src/SpacemouseManager.cpp
+++ b/plugins/hifiSpacemouse/src/SpacemouseManager.cpp
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ void SpacemouseManager::init() {
         if (Is3dmouseAttached() && instance->getDeviceID() == controller::Input::INVALID_DEVICE) {
             auto userInputMapper = DependencyManager::get<UserInputMapper>();
             userInputMapper->registerDevice(instance);
-            UserActivityLogger::getInstance().connectedDevice("controller", "Spacemouse");
+            emit deviceConnected(getName());
         }
         //let one axis be dominant
         //ConnexionClientControl(fConnexionClientID, kConnexionCtlSetSwitches, kConnexionSwitchDominant | kConnexionSwitchEnableAll, NULL);