diff --git a/src/Model/ApiKey.cs b/src/Model/ApiKey.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77f283e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Model/ApiKey.cs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+namespace XmlNotepad { public partial class AppAnalytics { private const string ApiKey=""; } }  
diff --git a/src/Model/AppAnalytics.cs b/src/Model/AppAnalytics.cs
index d431a769..69571542 100644
--- a/src/Model/AppAnalytics.cs
+++ b/src/Model/AppAnalytics.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public partial class AppAnalytics
         public AppAnalytics(string clientId, bool enabled)
         {
             this._clientId = clientId;
-            this._enabled = enabled;
+            this._enabled = enabled && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(ApiKey);
         }
 
         private async void SendMeasurement(string path, string title)