diff --git a/core/dbt/tracking.py b/core/dbt/tracking.py
index 61d687985c5..c32cd17706d 100644
--- a/core/dbt/tracking.py
+++ b/core/dbt/tracking.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def get_dbt_env_context():
 
 
 def track(user, *args, **kwargs):
-    if user.do_not_track:
+    if user is None or user.do_not_track:
         return
     else:
         logger.debug("Sending event: {}".format(kwargs))
@@ -278,8 +278,6 @@ def track_invocation_start(config=None, args=None):
 
 def track_project_load(options):
     context = [SelfDescribingJson(LOAD_ALL_TIMING_SPEC, options)]
-    assert active_user is not None, \
-        'Cannot track project loading time when active user is None'
 
     track(
         active_user,
@@ -292,8 +290,6 @@ def track_project_load(options):
 
 def track_resource_counts(resource_counts):
     context = [SelfDescribingJson(RESOURCE_COUNTS, resource_counts)]
-    assert active_user is not None, \
-        'Cannot track resource counts when active user is None'
 
     track(
         active_user,
@@ -306,8 +302,6 @@ def track_resource_counts(resource_counts):
 
 def track_model_run(options):
     context = [SelfDescribingJson(RUN_MODEL_SPEC, options)]
-    assert active_user is not None, \
-        'Cannot track model runs when active user is None'
 
     track(
         active_user,
@@ -320,8 +314,6 @@ def track_model_run(options):
 
 def track_rpc_request(options):
     context = [SelfDescribingJson(RPC_REQUEST_SPEC, options)]
-    assert active_user is not None, \
-        'Cannot track rpc requests when active user is None'
 
     track(
         active_user,
@@ -333,9 +325,6 @@ def track_rpc_request(options):
 
 
 def track_package_install(config, args, options):
-    assert active_user is not None, \
-        'Cannot track package installs when active user is None'
-
     invocation_data = get_invocation_context(active_user, config, args)
 
     context = [
@@ -354,10 +343,6 @@ def track_package_install(config, args, options):
 
 
 def track_deprecation_warn(options):
-
-    assert active_user is not None, \
-        'Cannot track deprecation warnings when active user is None'
-
     context = [
         SelfDescribingJson(DEPRECATION_WARN_SPEC, options)
     ]
@@ -382,9 +367,6 @@ def track_invocation_end(
         get_dbt_env_context()
     ]
 
-    assert active_user is not None, \
-        'Cannot track invocation end when active user is None'
-
     track(
         active_user,
         category="dbt",
@@ -397,9 +379,6 @@ def track_invocation_end(
 def track_invalid_invocation(
         config=None, args=None, result_type=None
 ):
-    assert active_user is not None, \
-        'Cannot track invalid invocations when active user is None'
-
     user = active_user
     invocation_context = get_invocation_invalid_context(
         user,
@@ -425,9 +404,6 @@ def track_invalid_invocation(
 
 def track_experimental_parser_sample(options):
     context = [SelfDescribingJson(EXPERIMENTAL_PARSER, options)]
-    assert active_user is not None, \
-        'Cannot track project loading time when active user is None'
-
     track(
         active_user,
         category='dbt',