diff --git a/packages/twenty-apps/internal/self-hosting/src/telemetryWebhook.ts b/packages/twenty-apps/internal/self-hosting/src/telemetryWebhook.ts
index 09f78e42a6..42591c4463 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-apps/internal/self-hosting/src/telemetryWebhook.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-apps/internal/self-hosting/src/telemetryWebhook.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ export const main = async (
       };
     }
 
+    if (
+      userEmail.toLowerCase().includes('example') ||
+      userEmail.toLowerCase().includes('test')
+    ) {
+      return {
+        success: true,
+        message: `Email '${userEmail}' ignored (contains test/example data)`,
+      };
+    }
+
     const client = createClient({
       url: `${process.env.TWENTY_API_URL}/graphql`,
       headers: {
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/.env.test b/packages/twenty-server/.env.test
index bd915e8256..ba80070114 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/.env.test
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/.env.test
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
 APP_SECRET=replace_me_with_a_random_string
 SIGN_IN_PREFILLED=true
 EXCEPTION_HANDLER_DRIVER=CONSOLE
+TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false
 SENTRY_DSN=https://ba869cb8fd72d5faeb6643560939cee0@o4505516959793152.ingest.sentry.io/4506660900306944
 MUTATION_MAXIMUM_RECORD_AFFECTED=100
 IS_MULTIWORKSPACE_ENABLED=true