diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index a3f89c498..672fd48d4 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Coder:
         total_cost=0.0,
         analytics=None,
     ):
-        self.analytics = analytics
+        self.analytics = analytics if analytics is not None else Analytics(track=False)
         self.event = analytics.event
 
         self.commit_before_message = []