diff --git a/openbb_terminal/core/models/profile_model.py b/openbb_terminal/core/models/profile_model.py
index 4db43c45ded..cb4c2d300ad 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/core/models/profile_model.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/core/models/profile_model.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from typing import Dict
 
 from pydantic.dataclasses import dataclass
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ class ProfileModel(BaseModel):
         self.email = email
         self.username = self.email[: self.email.find("@")]
         self.remember = remember
-        openbb_posthog.identify(self.uuid, {"email": self.email})
+        if os.environ.get("OPENBB_LOG_COLLECT", "false").lower() == "true":
+            openbb_posthog.identify(self.uuid, {"email": self.email})
 
     def get_uuid(self) -> str:
         """Get uuid.
diff --git a/openbb_terminal/core/plots/backend.py b/openbb_terminal/core/plots/backend.py
index 569ae67ae61..48d614a0e9f 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/core/plots/backend.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/core/plots/backend.py
@@ -145,13 +145,10 @@ class Backend(PyWry):
         """Get the json update for the backend."""
         current_user = get_current_user()
         current_system = get_current_system()
+        collect_logs = os.environ.get("OPENBB_LOG_COLLECT", "false").lower() == "true"
 
-        posthog: Dict[str, Any] = dict(collect_logs=current_system.LOG_COLLECT)
-        if (
-            current_system.LOG_COLLECT
-            and current_user.profile.email
-            and not self.logged_in
-        ):
+        posthog: Dict[str, Any] = dict(collect_logs=collect_logs)
+        if collect_logs and current_user.profile.email and not self.logged_in:
             self.logged_in = True
             posthog.update(
                 dict(
diff --git a/openbb_terminal/loggers.py b/openbb_terminal/loggers.py
index 0f66070c20c..33195e9d969 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/loggers.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/loggers.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ __docformat__ = "numpy"
 import atexit
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import re
 import sys
 import time
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ def setup_handlers(settings: Settings):
 
     if (
         not any([current_system.TEST_MODE, current_system.LOGGING_SUPPRESS])
-        and current_system.LOG_COLLECT
+        and os.environ.get("OPENBB_LOG_COLLECT", "false").lower() == "true"
     ):
         add_posthog_handler(settings=settings)