diff --git a/scripts/install_services.sh b/scripts/install_services.sh
index 17c4397..3d99e9b 100755
--- a/scripts/install_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_services.sh
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5
 Type=simple
 User=${USER}
-ExecStart=$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/streamlit run $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/plotly_streamlit.py --server.address localhost --server.baseUrlPath "/stats"
+ExecStart=$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/streamlit run $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/plotly_streamlit.py --browser.gatherUsageStats false --server.address localhost --server.baseUrlPath "/stats"
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index 85ce5c1..012657e 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ if ! grep SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf &>/dev/null;then
   sudo -u$USER echo "SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=0" >> /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
 fi
 
+if ! grep '--browser.gatherUsageStats false' $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet_stats.service &>/dev/null ;then
+  sudo -E sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/streamlit run $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/plotly_streamlit.py --browser.gatherUsageStats false --server.address localhost --server.baseUrlPath \"/stats\"|" $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet_stats.service
+  sudo systemctl daemon-reload && restart_services.sh
+fi
+
 
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 restart_services.sh