diff --git a/.changeset/four-countries-share.md b/.changeset/four-countries-share.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce084d83ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/four-countries-share.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/shared": patch
+---
+
+Fixes an issue accessing the `CLERK_TELEMETRY_DEBUG` environment variable during telemetry collection
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/telemetry/collector.ts b/packages/shared/src/telemetry/collector.ts
index db7e8595af0..a9af381f151 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/telemetry/collector.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/telemetry/collector.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ export class TelemetryCollector implements TelemetryCollectorInterface {
 
     // In browser or client environments, we most likely pass the disabled option to the collector, but in environments
     // where environment variables are available we also check for `CLERK_TELEMETRY_DISABLED`.
-    if (this.#config.disabled || (typeof process !== 'undefined' && isTruthy(process.env.CLERK_TELEMETRY_DISABLED))) {
+    if (
+      this.#config.disabled ||
+      (typeof process !== 'undefined' && process.env && isTruthy(process.env.CLERK_TELEMETRY_DISABLED))
+    ) {
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +116,10 @@ export class TelemetryCollector implements TelemetryCollectorInterface {
   }
 
   get isDebug(): boolean {
-    return this.#config.debug || (typeof process !== 'undefined' && isTruthy(process.env.CLERK_TELEMETRY_DEBUG));
+    return (
+      this.#config.debug ||
+      (typeof process !== 'undefined' && process.env && isTruthy(process.env.CLERK_TELEMETRY_DEBUG))
+    );
   }
 
   record(event: TelemetryEventRaw): void {