diff --git a/apps/api/src/posthog.ts b/apps/api/src/posthog.ts
index 2a6a352074..9dbc74075d 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/posthog.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/posthog.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { PostHog } from "posthog-node";
 
 export const posthog = new PostHog(process.env.POSTHOG_KEY || "key", {
-	host: process.env.POSTHOG_HOST || "key",
+	host: process.env.POSTHOG_HOST || "none",
+	disabled: !process.env.POSTHOG_KEY || !process.env.POSTHOG_HOST,
 });