diff --git a/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts b/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts
index b00c52e1..7a096d6d 100644
--- a/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class CliRepl implements MongoshIOProvider {
     this.config = {
       userId: id,
       telemetryAnonymousId: id,
-      enableTelemetry: true,
+      enableTelemetry: false,
     };
 
     this.getCryptLibraryPaths = options.getCryptLibraryPaths;