diff --git a/api/resolve_middleware.go b/api/resolve_middleware.go
index a19809f0..51ca1d88 100644
--- a/api/resolve_middleware.go
+++ b/api/resolve_middleware.go
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func (app *ApiServer) getUserId(c *fiber.Ctx) int32 {
 }
 
 func (app *ApiServer) requireUserIdMiddleware(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
-	// Allow /users/me/* routes to pass through without userId resolution
 	if c.Params("userId") == "me" {
 		return c.Next()
 	}
diff --git a/api/server.go b/api/server.go
index 8674f83d..49bd7315 100644
--- a/api/server.go
+++ b/api/server.go
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func NewApiServer(config config.Config) *ApiServer {
 		g.Get("/users/genre/top", app.v1UsersGenreTop)
 		g.Get("/users/account/:wallet", app.requireAuthMiddleware, app.v1UsersAccount)
 		g.Get("/users/verify_token", app.v1UsersVerifyToken)
-		g.Post("/users/me/ping", app.requireAuthMiddleware, app.postV1UsersPing)
+		g.Post("/users/me/ping", app.postV1UsersPing)
 
 		g.Use("/users/handle/:handle", app.requireHandleMiddleware)
 		g.Get("/users/handle/:handle", app.v1User)
diff --git a/api/v1_users_ping.go b/api/v1_users_ping.go
index c222b726..4c2f7a71 100644
--- a/api/v1_users_ping.go
+++ b/api/v1_users_ping.go
@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@ func (app *ApiServer) postV1UsersPing(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		return fiber.NewError(fiber.StatusServiceUnavailable, "writes not available")
 	}
 
-	wallet := app.getAuthedWallet(c)
+	myId := app.getMyId(c)
+	if myId == 0 {
+		return fiber.NewError(fiber.StatusBadRequest, "user_id query param is required")
+	}
 
 	_, err := app.writePool.Exec(c.Context(), `
 		UPDATE users
 		SET last_active_at = now()
-		WHERE wallet = $1
+		WHERE user_id = $1
 		  AND is_current = true
-	`, wallet)
+	`, myId)
 	if err != nil {
 		app.logger.Error("postV1UsersPing: failed to update last_active_at", zap.Error(err))
 		return fiber.NewError(fiber.StatusInternalServerError, "failed to record activity")
diff --git a/api/v1_users_ping_test.go b/api/v1_users_ping_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33b978c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1_users_ping_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"api.audius.co/database"
+	"api.audius.co/api/testdata"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestPostV1UsersPing(t *testing.T) {
+	app := emptyTestApp(t)
+	database.SeedTable(app.pool.Replicas[0], "users", testdata.UserFixtures)
+
+	// user 1 = wallet 0x7d273271690538cf855e5b3002a0dd8c154bb060, encoded = 7eP5n
+	wallet := "0x7d273271690538cf855e5b3002a0dd8c154bb060"
+
+	t.Run("authenticated request returns 200", func(t *testing.T) {
+		status, body := testPostWithWallet(t, app, "/v1/users/me/ping?user_id=7eP5n", wallet, nil, nil)
+		assert.Equal(t, 200, status, "body: %s", string(body))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("missing user_id returns 400", func(t *testing.T) {
+		status, _ := testPostWithWallet(t, app, "/v1/users/me/ping", wallet, nil, nil)
+		assert.Equal(t, 400, status)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("unauthenticated request with user_id returns 403", func(t *testing.T) {
+		status, _ := testPost(t, app, "/v1/users/me/ping?user_id=7eP5n", nil, nil)
+		assert.Equal(t, 403, status)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/ddl/migrations/0218_create_event_routes.sql b/ddl/migrations/0218_create_event_routes.sql
index 3fbb9e3b..a0c1b521 100644
--- a/ddl/migrations/0218_create_event_routes.sql
+++ b/ddl/migrations/0218_create_event_routes.sql
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 -- indexer when an event is created, owner_id points to the event's host user,
 -- and is_current flags the canonical row so a LEFT JOIN ON is_current = true
 -- always lands on at most one row per event.
-
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.event_routes (
     slug         character varying NOT NULL,
     owner_id     integer           NOT NULL,
@@ -12,11 +11,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.event_routes (
     is_current   boolean           NOT NULL,
     blockhash    character varying NOT NULL,
     blocknumber  integer           NOT NULL,
-    txhash       character varying NOT NULL
+    txhash       character varying NOT NULL,
+    CONSTRAINT event_routes_pkey PRIMARY KEY (owner_id, slug)
 );
-
-ALTER TABLE ONLY public.event_routes
-    ADD CONSTRAINT event_routes_pkey PRIMARY KEY (owner_id, slug);
-
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_routes_event_id_idx
     ON public.event_routes USING btree (event_id);