diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bac7854bb..dcb92acb8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async fn main() {
     };
 
     // Initialize stats tracker
-    let stats_tracker = StatsTracker::new_running_instance();
+    let stats_tracker = StatsTracker::new_instance(config.tracker_usage_statistics);
 
     // Initialize Torrust tracker
     let tracker = match TorrentTracker::new(config.clone(), Box::new(stats_tracker)) {
diff --git a/src/tracker/statistics.rs b/src/tracker/statistics.rs
index a2a0de99b..fb4e4c0fe 100644
--- a/src/tracker/statistics.rs
+++ b/src/tracker/statistics.rs
@@ -62,9 +62,24 @@ pub struct StatsTracker {
 }
 
 impl StatsTracker {
-    pub fn new_running_instance() -> Self {
-        let mut stats_tracker = Self::new();
-        stats_tracker.run_worker();
+    pub fn new_active_instance() -> Self {
+        Self::new_instance(true)
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_inactive_instance() -> Self {
+        Self::new_instance(false)
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_instance(active: bool) -> Self {
+        let mut stats_tracker = Self {
+            channel_sender: None,
+            stats: Arc::new(RwLock::new(TrackerStatistics::new())),
+        };
+
+        if active {
+            stats_tracker.run_worker();
+        }
+
         stats_tracker
     }
 
@@ -161,3 +176,33 @@ impl TrackerStatisticsRepository for StatsTracker {
 pub trait TrackerStatsService: TrackerStatisticsEventSender + TrackerStatisticsRepository {}
 
 impl TrackerStatsService for StatsTracker {}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+
+    mod event_sender {
+        use crate::statistics::{StatsTracker, TrackerStatisticsEvent, TrackerStatisticsEventSender};
+
+        #[tokio::test]
+        async fn should_not_send_any_event_when_statistics_are_disabled() {
+            let tracker_usage_statistics = false;
+
+            let inactive_stats_tracker = StatsTracker::new_instance(tracker_usage_statistics);
+
+            let result = inactive_stats_tracker.send_event(TrackerStatisticsEvent::Tcp4Announce).await;
+
+            assert!(result.is_none());
+        }
+
+        #[tokio::test]
+        async fn should_send_events_when_statistics_are_enabled() {
+            let tracker_usage_statistics = true;
+
+            let active_stats_tracker = StatsTracker::new_instance(tracker_usage_statistics);
+
+            let result = active_stats_tracker.send_event(TrackerStatisticsEvent::Tcp4Announce).await;
+
+            assert!(result.is_some());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/udp/handlers.rs b/src/udp/handlers.rs
index d46cd9231..845b860e9 100644
--- a/src/udp/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/udp/handlers.rs
@@ -271,17 +271,17 @@ mod tests {
 
     fn initialized_public_tracker() -> Arc<TorrentTracker> {
         let configuration = Arc::new(TrackerConfigurationBuilder::default().with_mode(TrackerMode::Public).into());
-        Arc::new(TorrentTracker::new(configuration, Box::new(StatsTracker::new_running_instance())).unwrap())
+        Arc::new(TorrentTracker::new(configuration, Box::new(StatsTracker::new_active_instance())).unwrap())
     }
 
     fn initialized_private_tracker() -> Arc<TorrentTracker> {
         let configuration = Arc::new(TrackerConfigurationBuilder::default().with_mode(TrackerMode::Private).into());
-        Arc::new(TorrentTracker::new(configuration, Box::new(StatsTracker::new_running_instance())).unwrap())
+        Arc::new(TorrentTracker::new(configuration, Box::new(StatsTracker::new_active_instance())).unwrap())
     }
 
     fn initialized_whitelisted_tracker() -> Arc<TorrentTracker> {
         let configuration = Arc::new(TrackerConfigurationBuilder::default().with_mode(TrackerMode::Listed).into());
-        Arc::new(TorrentTracker::new(configuration, Box::new(StatsTracker::new_running_instance())).unwrap())
+        Arc::new(TorrentTracker::new(configuration, Box::new(StatsTracker::new_active_instance())).unwrap())
     }
 
     fn sample_ipv4_remote_addr() -> SocketAddr {
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ mod tests {
                 async fn the_peer_ip_should_be_changed_to_the_external_ip_in_the_tracker_configuration() {
                     let configuration = Arc::new(TrackerConfigurationBuilder::default().with_external_ip("::126.0.0.1").into());
                     let tracker =
-                        Arc::new(TorrentTracker::new(configuration, Box::new(StatsTracker::new_running_instance())).unwrap());
+                        Arc::new(TorrentTracker::new(configuration, Box::new(StatsTracker::new_active_instance())).unwrap());
 
                     let loopback_ipv4 = Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1);
                     let loopback_ipv6 = Ipv6Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1);