diff --git a/src/core/menu/islands/Telemetry.mjs b/src/core/menu/islands/Telemetry.mjs
index 2af9290..765bf8d 100644
--- a/src/core/menu/islands/Telemetry.mjs
+++ b/src/core/menu/islands/Telemetry.mjs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function Telemetry() {
   const { html, initDatabase } = globalThis.__enhancerApi,
     _get = async () => {
       // defaults to true, must be explicitly set to false to disable
-      return initDatabase().get("telemetryEnabled") ?? true;
+      return (await initDatabase().get("telemetryEnabled")) ?? true;
     },
     _set = async (value) => {
       await initDatabase().set("telemetryEnabled", value);
diff --git a/src/core/telemetry.mjs b/src/core/telemetry.mjs
index c743965..3125148 100644
--- a/src/core/telemetry.mjs
+++ b/src/core/telemetry.mjs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const collectTelemetryData = async () => {
   sendTelemetryPing = async () => {
     const db = globalThis.__enhancerApi.initDatabase(),
       agreedToTerms = await db.get("agreedToTerms"),
-      telemetryEnabled = await db.get("telemetryEnabled");
+      telemetryEnabled = (await db.get("telemetryEnabled")) ?? true;
     if (!telemetryEnabled || agreedToTerms !== version) return;
     // telemetry
     const telemetryData = await collectTelemetryData();