diff --git a/packages/init/src/SliceMachineInitProcess.ts b/packages/init/src/SliceMachineInitProcess.ts
index ad6cdb8eeb..0b17130934 100644
--- a/packages/init/src/SliceMachineInitProcess.ts
+++ b/packages/init/src/SliceMachineInitProcess.ts
@@ -133,10 +133,7 @@ export class SliceMachineInitProcess {
 					)}\n`,
 				);
 			}
-			await this.manager.telemetry.initTelemetry({
-				appName: pkg.name,
-				appVersion: pkg.version,
-			});
+
 			try {
 				await setupSentry();
 			} catch (error) {
@@ -144,6 +141,12 @@ export class SliceMachineInitProcess {
 				// because of failed tracking set up. We probably couldn't determine the
 				// Sentry environment.
 			}
+
+			await this.manager.telemetry.initTelemetry({
+				appName: pkg.name,
+				appVersion: pkg.version,
+			});
+
 			await this.manager.telemetry.track({
 				event: "command:init:start",
 				repository: this.options.repository,
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/managers/telemetry/TelemetryManager.ts b/packages/manager/src/managers/telemetry/TelemetryManager.ts
index e72a08150d..68a7d5d4e9 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/managers/telemetry/TelemetryManager.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/src/managers/telemetry/TelemetryManager.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class TelemetryManager extends BaseManager {
 		};
 
 		if (isTelemetryEnabled) {
-			await this.initExperiment();
+			this.initExperiment();
 		}
 
 		this._anonymousID = randomUUID();
@@ -272,15 +272,17 @@ export class TelemetryManager extends BaseManager {
 	async checkIsTelemetryEnabled(): Promise<boolean> {
 		let root: string;
 		try {
-			root = await this.project.getRoot();
+			root = await this.project
+				.getRoot()
+				.catch(() => this.project.suggestRoot());
+
+			return readPrismicrc(root).telemetry !== false;
 		} catch {
-			root = await this.project.suggestRoot();
+			return false;
 		}
-
-		return readPrismicrc(root).telemetry !== false;
 	}
 
-	private async initExperiment(): Promise<void> {
+	private initExperiment(): void {
 		try {
 			this._experiment = Experiment.initializeRemote(API_TOKENS.AmplitudeKey);
 		} catch (error) {