diff --git a/hate_crack/main.py b/hate_crack/main.py
index c8e7605..f754176 100755
--- a/hate_crack/main.py
+++ b/hate_crack/main.py
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ try:
 except Exception:
     pass
 
+# Disable HuggingFace telemetry before any HF-related imports
+os.environ["HF_HUB_DISABLE_TELEMETRY"] = "1"
+
 HAS_ML_DEPS = False
 try:
     import torch  # noqa: F401