diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 2156ddc9a..f73e74e1a 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -922,7 +922,8 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
             return 1
 
     if repo:
-        analytics.event("repo", num_files=len(repo.get_tracked_files()))
+        num_files = 0 if args.skip_sanity_check_repo else len(repo.get_tracked_files())
+        analytics.event("repo", num_files=num_files)
     else:
         analytics.event("no-repo")