diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 26c23e3..66de71e 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   - src/quack.ts
 
 "module: telemetry":
-  - src/telemetry.ts
+  - src/analytics.ts
 
 "module: util":
   - src/util/*
diff --git a/src/telemetry.ts b/src/analytics.ts
similarity index 73%
rename from src/telemetry.ts
rename to src/analytics.ts
index bbf3cf1..2dbdc66 100644
--- a/src/telemetry.ts
+++ b/src/analytics.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { PostHog } from "posthog-node";
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
 
-let telemetryClient: PostHog | null = null;
+let analyticsClient: PostHog | null = null;
 const telemetryLevel: string = vscode.workspace
   .getConfiguration("telemetry")
   .get("telemetryLevel", "all");
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ const telemetryLevel: string = vscode.workspace
 const envPath = path.join(path.dirname(__dirname), ".env");
 dotenv.config({ path: envPath });
 
-if (process.env.POSTHOG_KEY && telemetryLevel === "all") {
-  telemetryClient = new PostHog(process.env.POSTHOG_KEY, {
+if (
+  process.env.POSTHOG_KEY &&
+  vscode.env.isTelemetryEnabled &&
+  telemetryLevel === "all"
+) {
+  analyticsClient = new PostHog(process.env.POSTHOG_KEY, {
     host: process.env.POSTHOG_HOST,
   });
   console.log("Collecting anonymized usage data");
 }
 
-export default telemetryClient;
+export default analyticsClient;
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 0215d50..d86e7f9 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   GuidelineTreeItem,
   GuidelineTreeProvider,
 } from "./webviews/guidelineView";
-import telemetryClient from "./telemetry";
+import analyticsClient from "./analytics";
 import {
   getCurrentRepoName,
   getSelectionText,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
         }
 
         // Telemetry
-        telemetryClient?.capture({
+        analyticsClient?.capture({
           distinctId: userId,
           event: "vscode-fetch-guidelines",
           properties: {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
       // console.log(vscode.window.activeTextEditor?.document.languageId);
 
       // Telemetry
-      telemetryClient?.capture({
+      analyticsClient?.capture({
         distinctId: userId,
         event: "vscode-analyze-code",
         properties: {
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
           diagnosticCollection.set(getEditor().document.uri, diagnostics);
           statusBarItem.dispose();
           // Telemetry
-          telemetryClient?.capture({
+          analyticsClient?.capture({
             distinctId: userId,
             event: "vscode-analyze-code-mono",
             properties: {
@@ -420,5 +420,5 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 }
 
 export function deactivate() {
-  telemetryClient?.shutdownAsync();
+  analyticsClient?.shutdownAsync();
 }