diff --git a/src/components/live/queries.ts b/src/components/live/queries.ts
index 4db78056ad..f83a493465 100644
--- a/src/components/live/queries.ts
+++ b/src/components/live/queries.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ export function useLiveLinkMetaQuery(url: string | null) {
       if (!url) return undefined
 
       if (allowedDomains.length === 0) {
-        throw new Error(_(msg`You are not allowed to go live`))
+        const error = _(msg`You are not allowed to go live`)
+        logger.metric(
+          'live:linkValidation:error',
+          {error, url},
+          {statsig: true},
+        )
+        throw new Error(error)
       }
 
       const urlp = new URL(url)
@@ -41,11 +47,21 @@ export function useLiveLinkMetaQuery(url: string | null) {
           domain.includes('twitch'),
         )
         if (isTwitchAttempt && !urlp.hostname.includes('twitch')) {
-          throw new Error(
-            _(msg`Only Twitch links are supported during the beta`),
+          const error = _(msg`Only Twitch links are supported during the beta`)
+          logger.metric(
+            'live:linkValidation:error',
+            {error, url},
+            {statsig: true},
           )
+          throw new Error(error)
         }
-        throw new Error(_(msg`${urlp.hostname} is not a valid URL`))
+        const error = _(msg`${urlp.hostname} is not a valid URL`)
+        logger.metric(
+          'live:linkValidation:error',
+          {error, url},
+          {statsig: true},
+        )
+        throw new Error(error)
       }
 
       return await getLinkMeta(agent, url)
diff --git a/src/logger/metrics.ts b/src/logger/metrics.ts
index 8243b04028..14dbb246a7 100644
--- a/src/logger/metrics.ts
+++ b/src/logger/metrics.ts
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ export type MetricEvents = {
   'live:card:openProfile': {subject: string}
   'live:view:profile': {subject: string}
   'live:view:post': {subject: string; feed?: string}
+  'live:linkValidation:error': {error: string; url?: string}
 
   'share:open': {context: 'feed' | 'thread'}
   'share:press:copyLink': {}
diff --git a/src/state/service-config.tsx b/src/state/service-config.tsx
index 83af92f963..f016b1156a 100644
--- a/src/state/service-config.tsx
+++ b/src/state/service-config.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export function useLiveNowConfig() {
 
 export function useCanGoLive(did?: string) {
   const gate = useGate()
-  const isInBeta = __DEV__ ? true : gate('live_now_beta')
+  const isInBeta = gate('live_now_beta')
 
   if (!isInBeta || !did) {
     return false
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function useCanGoLive(did?: string) {
 export function useAllowedLiveDomains(did?: string): string[] {
   const config = useLiveNowConfig()
   const gate = useGate()
-  const isInBeta = __DEV__ ? true : gate('live_now_beta')
+  const isInBeta = gate('live_now_beta')
 
   if (!isInBeta || !did) {
     return []