diff --git a/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py b/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
index 36e0e1d2..4fb3a000 100644
--- a/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ def get_server_id():
 
 
 def telemetry_disabled(app_config: AppConfig, telemetry_disable_env) -> bool:
-    return (
-        not app_config.should_log_telemetry if app_config and app_config.should_log_telemetry else telemetry_disable_env
-    )
+    if telemetry_disable_env is True:
+        return True
+    return not app_config or not app_config.should_log_telemetry
 
 
 def log_telemetry(