diff --git a/quartz/plugins/emitters/componentResources.ts b/quartz/plugins/emitters/componentResources.ts
index 49e2815400e7c..5800823020032 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/emitters/componentResources.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/emitters/componentResources.ts
@@ -122,14 +122,13 @@ function addGlobalPageResources(ctx: BuildCtx, componentResources: ComponentReso
     `)
   } else if (cfg.analytics?.provider === "goatcounter") {
     componentResources.afterDOMLoaded.push(`
-      document.addEventListener("nav", () => {
-        const goatcounterScript = document.createElement("script")
-        goatcounterScript.src = "${cfg.analytics.scriptSrc ?? "https://gc.zgo.at/count.js"}"
-        goatcounterScript.async = true
-        goatcounterScript.setAttribute("data-goatcounter",
-          "https://${cfg.analytics.websiteId}.${cfg.analytics.host ?? "goatcounter.com"}/count")
-        document.head.appendChild(goatcounterScript)
-      })
+      const goatcounterScript = document.createElement("script")
+      goatcounterScript.src = "${cfg.analytics.scriptSrc ?? "https://gc.zgo.at/count.js"}"
+      goatcounterScript.async = true
+      goatcounterScript.setAttribute("spa-preserve", "true")
+      goatcounterScript.setAttribute("data-goatcounter",
+        "https://${cfg.analytics.websiteId}.${cfg.analytics.host ?? "goatcounter.com"}/count")
+      document.head.appendChild(goatcounterScript)
     `)
   } else if (cfg.analytics?.provider === "posthog") {
     componentResources.afterDOMLoaded.push(`