diff --git a/beacon.js b/beacon.js
index a9cabdc..8b202e0 100644
--- a/beacon.js
+++ b/beacon.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var Beacon = function(options) {
 	this.interval = options.interval || 1*60*60*1000;
 	this._timer = null;
 	this.running = false;
+	this.consent_for_beacon = "false";
 }
 
 function setURL(url) { this.set('url', url); }
@@ -20,9 +21,9 @@ function setInterval(interval) { this.set('interval', interval); }
 
 // Changing any of the options provokes a new beacon report
 Beacon.prototype.set = function(key, value) {
+	this[key] = value;
 	var wasRunning = this.running;
 	this.stop();
-	this[key] = value;
 	if(wasRunning) { this.run('config'); }	
 }
 
@@ -34,13 +35,17 @@ Beacon.prototype.start = function(reason) {
 
 // Function called at intervals to report to the beacon
 Beacon.prototype.run = function(reason) {
-	this.report(reason)
-		.catch(function(err) {
-			log.warn('Could not send a beacon message: ' + err);
-		})
-		.finally(function() {
-			this._timer = setTimeout(this.run.bind(this), this.interval);
-		}.bind(this));
+	if (this.consent_for_beacon === "true"){
+		this.report(reason)
+			.catch(function(err) {
+				log.warn('Could not send a beacon message: ' + err);
+			})
+			.finally(function() {
+				this._timer = setTimeout(this.run.bind(this), this.interval);
+			}.bind(this));
+	} else {
+		log.warn('Beacon is not enabled');
+	}
 }
 
 // Stops further beacon reports. Reports can be restarted with start()
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 37d9832..0df2321 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ <h2>Configuration</h2>
           <li>
             <label class="settings" for="config-beacon_consent">Beacon Consent: </label>
             <select class="config-input long" id="consent_for_beacon"/>
-              <option value="none">Not Answered</option>
               <option value="true">True</option>
               <option value="false">False</option>
             </select>
diff --git a/updater.js b/updater.js
index c40a596..cbd572e 100644
--- a/updater.js
+++ b/updater.js
@@ -589,15 +589,20 @@ Updater.prototype.start = function(callback) {
     
     function setup_config_events(callback) {
         config.updater.on('change', function(evt) {
+            
             if(evt.packages_url) {
                 this.runAllPackageChecks();
             }
             if(evt.beacon_url) {
-                this.beacon.set(config.updater.get('beacon_url'));
+                this.beacon.set('url', config.updater.get('beacon_url'));
             }
             if(evt.name) {
                 this.beacon.once('config');
             }
+            if (evt.consent_for_beacon) {
+                this.beacon.set("consent_for_beacon", evt.consent_for_beacon);
+                log.info("Consent for beacon is " + evt.consent_for_beacon);
+            }
         }.bind(this));
         callback();
     }.bind(this),
@@ -628,7 +633,7 @@ Updater.prototype.start = function(callback) {
         }
     }.bind(this),
 
-    function start_beacon(callback) {
+  function start_beacon(callback) {
         var url = config.updater.get('beacon_url');
         var consent = config.updater.get('consent_for_beacon');
         
@@ -639,10 +644,13 @@ Updater.prototype.start = function(callback) {
         });
         
         if (consent === "true"){
-            this.beacon.start();
+            this.beacon.set("consent_for_beacon", consent);
+            log.info("Beacon is enabled");
         } else if (consent === "false"){
-            log.error("Beacon is not consented to");
+            this.beacon.set("consent_for_beacon", consent);
+            log.info("Beacon is disabled");
         }
+        this.beacon.start();
     }.bind(this)
     ],
         function(err, results) {