diff --git a/TestMod/AnalyticsPatch.cs b/TestMod/AnalyticsPatch.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f08147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestMod/AnalyticsPatch.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System;
+using Harmony;
+
+namespace TestMod
+{
+    [HarmonyPatch(typeof(Analytics.DeltaDNAHelper), "StartSession", new Type[] {string})]
+    public class AnalyticsPatch
+    {
+        static bool Prefix(string userId)
+        {
+            return false; // stop tracking startup
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/TestMod/TestMod.csproj b/TestMod/TestMod.csproj
index c37783f..d4505f2 100644
--- a/TestMod/TestMod.csproj
+++ b/TestMod/TestMod.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Analytics">
+      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Gamecraft\RobocraftX_Data\Managed\Analytics.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="CommandLine">
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Gamecraft\RobocraftX_Data\Managed\CommandLine.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>