diff --git a/mem0/llms/openai_structured.py b/mem0/llms/openai_structured.py
index ab56b85f..0625c1e8 100644
--- a/mem0/llms/openai_structured.py
+++ b/mem0/llms/openai_structured.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import json
 import os
+import json
+
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
 from openai import OpenAI
diff --git a/mem0/memory/telemetry.py b/mem0/memory/telemetry.py
index ec819e93..9b78d775 100644
--- a/mem0/memory/telemetry.py
+++ b/mem0/memory/telemetry.py
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 import logging
 import platform
 import sys
+import os
 
 from posthog import Posthog
 
 from mem0.memory.setup import get_user_id, setup_config
 
+MEM0_TELEMETRY = os.environ.get("MEM0_TELEMETRY", "True")
+
+if isinstance(MEM0_TELEMETRY, str):
+    MEM0_TELEMETRY = MEM0_TELEMETRY.lower() in ("true", "1", "yes")
+
+if not isinstance(MEM0_TELEMETRY, bool):
+    raise ValueError("MEM0_TELEMETRY must be a boolean value.")
+
 logging.getLogger('posthog').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL + 1)
 logging.getLogger('urllib3').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL + 1)
 
@@ -15,6 +24,9 @@ class AnonymousTelemetry:
         # Call setup config to ensure that the user_id is generated
         setup_config()
         self.user_id = get_user_id()
+        # Optional 
+        if not MEM0_TELEMETRY:  
+            self.posthog.disabled = True 
 
     def capture_event(self, event_name, properties=None):
         if properties is None:
@@ -64,6 +76,7 @@ def capture_event(event_name, memory_instance, additional_data=None):
     telemetry.capture_event(event_name, event_data)
 
 
+
 def capture_client_event(event_name, instance, additional_data=None):
     event_data = {
         "function": f"{instance.__class__.__module__}.{instance.__class__.__name__}",
diff --git a/tests/test_telemetry.py b/tests/test_telemetry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa36f2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_telemetry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import os
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+MEM0_TELEMETRY = os.environ.get("MEM0_TELEMETRY", "True")
+
+if isinstance(MEM0_TELEMETRY, str):
+    MEM0_TELEMETRY = MEM0_TELEMETRY.lower() in ("true", "1", "yes")
+
+def use_telemetry():
+    if os.getenv('MEM0_TELEMETRY', "true").lower() == "true":
+        return True
+    return False
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def reset_env():
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+        yield
+
+def test_telemetry_enabled():
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {'MEM0_TELEMETRY': "true"}):
+        assert use_telemetry() is True
+
+def test_telemetry_disabled():
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {'MEM0_TELEMETRY': "false"}):
+        assert use_telemetry() is False
+
+def test_telemetry_default_enabled():
+    assert use_telemetry() is True