diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index e9a528072..2f834193b 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def create_app(app_name=None):
     notify_celery.init_app(application)
     encryption.init_app(application)
     redis_store.init_app(application)
+    performance_platform_client.init_app(application)
     clients.init_app(sms_clients=[firetext_client, mmg_client, loadtest_client], email_clients=[aws_ses_client])
 
     register_blueprint(application)
diff --git a/app/clients/performance_platform/performance_platform_client.py b/app/clients/performance_platform/performance_platform_client.py
index 5ad2de7c6..a1d6ca17f 100644
--- a/app/clients/performance_platform/performance_platform_client.py
+++ b/app/clients/performance_platform/performance_platform_client.py
@@ -13,16 +13,24 @@ from app.utils import (
 
 class PerformancePlatformClient:
 
+    @property
+    def active(self):
+        return self._active
+
+    @active.setter
+    def active(self, value):
+        self._active = value
+
     def init_app(self, app):
-        self.active = app.config.get('PERFORMANCE_PLATFORM_ENABLED')
+        self._active = app.config.get('PERFORMANCE_PLATFORM_ENABLED')
         if self.active:
             self.bearer_token = app.config.get('PERFORMANCE_PLATFORM_TOKEN')
-            self.performance_platform_url = current_app.config.get('PERFORMANCE_PLATFORM_URL')
+            self.performance_platform_url = app.config.get('PERFORMANCE_PLATFORM_URL')
 
     def send_performance_stats(self, date, channel, count, period):
         if self.active:
             payload = {
-                '_timestamp': date,
+                '_timestamp': str(date),
                 'service': 'govuk-notify',
                 'channel': channel,
                 'count': count,
@@ -61,9 +69,14 @@ class PerformancePlatformClient:
             headers=headers
         )
 
-        if resp.status_code != 200:
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            current_app.logger.info(
+                "Updated performance platform successfully with payload {}".format(json.dumps(payload))
+            )
+        else:
             current_app.logger.error(
-                "Performance platform update request failed with {} '{}'".format(
+                "Performance platform update request failed for payload with response details: {} '{}'".format(
+                    json.dumps(payload),
                     resp.status_code,
                     resp.json())
             )
diff --git a/tests/app/clients/test_performance_platform.py b/tests/app/clients/test_performance_platform.py
index f72a9ce33..530398dc9 100644
--- a/tests/app/clients/test_performance_platform.py
+++ b/tests/app/clients/test_performance_platform.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def client(mocker):
     client = PerformancePlatformClient()
     current_app = mocker.Mock(config={
         'PERFORMANCE_PLATFORM_ENABLED': True,
-        'PERFORMANCE_PLATFORM_URL': 'performance-platform-url',
+        'PERFORMANCE_PLATFORM_URL': 'https://performance-platform-url/',
         'PERFORMANCE_PLATFORM_TOKEN': 'token'
     })
     client.init_app(current_app)