diff --git a/machine-learning/Dockerfile b/machine-learning/Dockerfile
index fb595a9c1..bad35fa6e 100644
--- a/machine-learning/Dockerfile
+++ b/machine-learning/Dockerfile
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/ccache \
     --skip_tests \
     --use_openvino CPU \
     --use_cache \
-    --compile_no_warning_as_error
+    --compile_no_warning_as_error \
+    --no_telemetry
 
 # bundle openvino into the wheel as the published one does, so it is what the EP loads beside it
 WORKDIR /code/onnxruntime/build/Release/dist
diff --git a/machine-learning/immich_ml/__init__.py b/machine-learning/immich_ml/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..75a1eb03b 100644
--- a/machine-learning/immich_ml/__init__.py
+++ b/machine-learning/immich_ml/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import os
+
+os.environ.setdefault("ORT_DISABLE_TELEMETRY", "1")