diff --git a/src/openhound/core/logging.py b/src/openhound/core/logging.py
index 2582719..08899c1 100644
--- a/src/openhound/core/logging.py
+++ b/src/openhound/core/logging.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import os
+
+os.environ.setdefault("RUNTIME__DLTHUB_TELEMETRY", "false")
+
 import json
 import logging
 import os
diff --git a/src/openhound/main.py b/src/openhound/main.py
index 328aa36..fd21556 100644
--- a/src/openhound/main.py
+++ b/src/openhound/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import dlt
-
 import openhound.core.logging  # noqa: F401
 from openhound.cli.collect import collect
 from openhound.cli.convert import convert
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@
 
 BASE_SOUCE_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "sources"
 
-dlt.config["runtime.dlthub_telemetry"] = False
 app = TyperOverride(sources_path=BASE_SOUCE_PATH, pretty_exceptions_enable=True)
 
 app.add_typer(collect, name="collect")