diff --git a/scriptedforms/e2e/src/utilities/before-and-after.ts b/scriptedforms/e2e/src/utilities/before-and-after.ts
index a0946f4..6282cce 100644
--- a/scriptedforms/e2e/src/utilities/before-and-after.ts
+++ b/scriptedforms/e2e/src/utilities/before-and-after.ts
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ export function waitForSpinner() {
   browser.wait(ExpectedConditions.stalenessOf(spinner))
 }
 
+export function customGet(url: string) {
+  browser.get(`${url}?telemetry=0`)
+}
+
 export function before(url: string) {
   return () => {
     browser.waitForAngularEnabled(false)
-    browser.get(url);
+    customGet(url);
     browser.wait(ExpectedConditions.presenceOf(
       element(by.tagName('app-form'))
     ))
diff --git a/scriptedforms/e2e/src/watchdog-test.spec.ts b/scriptedforms/e2e/src/watchdog-test.spec.ts
index 1f95b17..30ddc09 100644
--- a/scriptedforms/e2e/src/watchdog-test.spec.ts
+++ b/scriptedforms/e2e/src/watchdog-test.spec.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from 'protractor';
 
 import { 
-  beforeFromFile, after, waitForSpinner, makeUrlFromFile
+  beforeFromFile, after, waitForSpinner, makeUrlFromFile, customGet
 } from './utilities/before-and-after'
 
 describe('watchdog-test.md', () => {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('watchdog-test.md', () => {
     createButton.click()
 
     waitForSpinner()
-    browser.get(makeUrlFromFile('watchdog-test.md'))
+    customGet(makeUrlFromFile('watchdog-test.md'))
     waitForSpinner()
 
     let writeInMe = element(by.css('.write-in-me textarea'))
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('watchdog-test.md', () => {
     expect(newHeader.getText()).toEqual(testTextHeading)
 
     waitForSpinner()
-    browser.get(makeUrlFromFile('watchdog-manage.md'))
+    customGet(makeUrlFromFile('watchdog-manage.md'))
     waitForSpinner()
 
     let deleteButton = element(by.css('.delete-watchdog-test button'))
diff --git a/scriptedforms/package.json b/scriptedforms/package.json
index 81b9d31..9748b60 100644
--- a/scriptedforms/package.json
+++ b/scriptedforms/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@simonbiggs/scriptedforms",
-  "version": "0.10.0-dev4",
+  "version": "0.10.0-dev5",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0+",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/scriptedforms/src/app/form-builder-module/form-builder.component.ts b/scriptedforms/src/app/form-builder-module/form-builder.component.ts
index 9fc8ae4..57d5478 100644
--- a/scriptedforms/src/app/form-builder-module/form-builder.component.ts
+++ b/scriptedforms/src/app/form-builder-module/form-builder.component.ts
@@ -94,12 +94,18 @@ export class FormBuilderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
   // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SubtleCrypto/digest
   private _setUsageStatistics(string: string) {
     if (string) {
-      crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256', Buffer.from(string)).then((hash) => {
-        const intArrayHash = new Uint8Array(hash);
-        const base64String = btoa(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, intArrayHash));
-        const uriEncoded = encodeURIComponent(base64String);
-        this.telemetry.nativeElement.src = `https://scriptedforms.com.au/telemetry?hash=${uriEncoded}`;
-      });
+      const url = new URL(location.href);
+      const telemetry = url.searchParams.get('telemetry');
+      if (telemetry !== '0') {
+        crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256', Buffer.from(string)).then((hash) => {
+          const intArrayHash = new Uint8Array(hash);
+          const base64String = btoa(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, intArrayHash));
+          const uriEncoded = encodeURIComponent(base64String);
+          this.telemetry.nativeElement.src = `https://scriptedforms.com.au/telemetry?hash=${uriEncoded}`;
+        });
+      } else {
+        console.log('telemetry blocked using ?telemetry=0');
+      }
     }
   }