diff --git a/backend/pkg/web/server.go b/backend/pkg/web/server.go
index 265d9d2..e7bedfc 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/web/server.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/web/server.go
@@ -309,12 +309,16 @@ func (b *ServerBuilder) createRepositories() *repositories {
 }
 
 func (b *ServerBuilder) initializeTelemetry(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if !b.cfg.Telemetry.Enabled {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	telemetry, err := sdk.New(sdk.Config{
 		ServerURL:   "https://metrics.kolapsis.com",
 		AppName:     "Ackify",
 		AppVersion:  b.version,
 		Environment: "production",
-		Enabled:     b.cfg.Telemetry.Enabled,
+		Enabled:     true,
 		DataDir:     b.cfg.Telemetry.DataDir,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9a689a4..a5d0f1f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.32.7
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.19.7
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.95.1
-	github.com/btouchard/shm v1.2.2
+	github.com/btouchard/shm v1.2.3
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4
 	github.com/go-mail/mail/v2 v2.3.0
 	github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4 v4.19.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d1ba3ad..29e83fd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.41.6 h1:5fFjR/ToSOzB2OQ/XqWpZBmNvmP/
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.41.6/go.mod h1:qgFDZQSD/Kys7nJnVqYlWKnh0SSdMjAi0uSwON4wgYQ=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.24.0 h1:LpilSUItNPFr1eY85RYgTIg5eIEPtvFbskaFcmmIUnk=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.24.0/go.mod h1:LEj2LM3rBRQJxPZTB4KuzZkaZYnZPnvgIhb4pu07mx0=
-github.com/btouchard/shm v1.2.2 h1:2TXEWqVf80C6/WGMdOdAheGNKhIlphIQskcpRpNr8Yc=
-github.com/btouchard/shm v1.2.2/go.mod h1:9+E/t1eveTZwmXGnsTqBn7HeckuQfp7OyCHLE64uS/A=
+github.com/btouchard/shm v1.2.3 h1:4SOYHESTbhBYZkMk4DerT9UOrBWoeXX/xM/rXcvyzcY=
+github.com/btouchard/shm v1.2.3/go.mod h1:9+E/t1eveTZwmXGnsTqBn7HeckuQfp7OyCHLE64uS/A=
 github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0 h1:tg5yIfIlQIrxYtu9ajqY42W3lpS19XqdxRQeEwYG8PI=
 github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0/go.mod h1:+YBYIdtsnF4Iw6nWZhJcqGSg/dwvV7tyJ/kCkyJ2k+M=
 github.com/containerd/errdefs/pkg v0.3.0 h1:9IKJ06FvyNlexW690DXuQNx2KA2cUJXx151Xdx3ZPPE=