diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-matrix b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
index f797c53e..a0b789d3 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-matrix
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ MATRIX_DATA_DIR='/var/lib/matrix'
 MATRIX_PORT=8448
 MATRIX_REPO="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse"
 MATRIX_COMMIT='f5a4001bb116c468cc5e8e0ae04a1c570e2cb171'
+REPORT_STATS="no"
 
 matrix_variables=(ONION_ONLY
                   MY_USERNAME