diff --git a/resources/language/English/strings.xml b/resources/language/English/strings.xml
index 383cbc57..9e6bf4b4 100644
--- a/resources/language/English/strings.xml
+++ b/resources/language/English/strings.xml
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
     <string id="30543">Username or email</string>
     <string id="30544">Enable database locked fix (will slow syncing process)</string>
     <string id="30545">Enable server offline message</string>
+	<string id="30546">Enable analytic metric logging</string>
 
     <!-- dialogs -->
     <string id="30600">Sign in with Emby Connect</string>
diff --git a/resources/lib/ga_client.py b/resources/lib/ga_client.py
index e2c4c3dc..d9a831ee 100644
--- a/resources/lib/ga_client.py
+++ b/resources/lib/ga_client.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ class GoogleAnalytics():
     
     def sendEventData(self, eventCategory, eventAction):
         
+        if(settings('metricLogging') == "false"):
+            return
+        
         # for info on the metrics that can be sent to Google Analytics
         # https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/protocol/v1/parameters#events
         
@@ -52,15 +55,18 @@ class GoogleAnalytics():
         data['ea'] = eventAction # Event Action
         #data['el'] = 'Play' # Event Label
         
-        log.info("GOOGLEANALYTICS : " + str(data))
+        log.info("GA: " + str(data))
 
         if(self.testing):
             url = "https://www.google-analytics.com/debug/collect" # test URL
         else:
             url = "https://www.google-analytics.com/collect" # prod URL
         
-        r = requests.post(url, data)
+        try:
+            r = requests.post(url, data)
+        except Exception as error:
+            log.error(error)
         
         if(self.testing):
-            log.error("GOOGLEANALYTICS : " + r.text.encode('utf-8'))
+            log.error("GA: " + r.text.encode('utf-8'))
             
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 6a7ede0a..1d71a99a 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 	
 	<category label="30022"><!-- Advanced -->
 		<setting id="logLevel" type="enum" label="30004" values="Disabled|Info|Debug" default="1" />
+		<setting id="metricLogging" type="bool" label="30546" default="true" />
 		<setting id="startupDelay" type="number" label="30529" default="0" option="int" />
 		<setting label="30239" type="action" action="RunPlugin(plugin://plugin.video.emby?mode=reset)" option="close" />
 		<setting label="30535" type="action" action="RunPlugin(plugin://plugin.video.emby?mode=deviceid)" />