diff --git a/assets/src/js/tracker.js b/assets/src/js/tracker.js
index d05becd6..206e2954 100644
--- a/assets/src/js/tracker.js
+++ b/assets/src/js/tracker.js
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@
 
     let url = config.trackerUrl || findTrackerUrl()
     let img = document.createElement('img');
+    img.setAttribute('alt', '');
+    img.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
     img.src = url + stringifyObject(d);
     img.addEventListener('load', function() {
       let now = new Date();
@@ -208,4 +210,4 @@
 
   // process existing queue
   queue.forEach((i) => fathom.apply(this, i));
-})()
\ No newline at end of file
+})()