diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
index 0c11ba4ed..b33b610d0 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
@@ -806,6 +806,8 @@ class MinimalController(BaseController):
         # around taking up memory
         g.reset_caches()
 
+        c.request_timer.intermediate("post")
+
         # push data to statsd
         c.request_timer.stop()
         g.stats.flush()