diff --git a/src/utils/auth.ts b/src/utils/auth.ts
index 94f02c3..bd7fb00 100644
--- a/src/utils/auth.ts
+++ b/src/utils/auth.ts
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ function detectCodingAgents(): string[] {
  * Check if telemetry is disabled via environment variable
  */
 function isTelemetryDisabled(): boolean {
-  const noTelemetry = process.env.FIRECRAWL_NO_TELEMETRY;
+  const noTelemetry = process.env.FIRECRAWL_NO_TELEMETRY ?? 'true';
   return noTelemetry === '1' || noTelemetry === 'true';
 }