diff --git a/src/ParquetViewer.Tests/TestAmplitudeEvent.cs b/src/ParquetViewer.Tests/TestAmplitudeEvent.cs
index 1be63e4..40669cd 100644
--- a/src/ParquetViewer.Tests/TestAmplitudeEvent.cs
+++ b/src/ParquetViewer.Tests/TestAmplitudeEvent.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public TestAmplitudeEvent(string dummyApiKey) : base(EVENT_TYPE)
         public void SwapHttpClientHandler(HttpMessageHandler mockHandler)
         {
             HttpMessageHandler = mockHandler;
+            BypassConsentRequirement = true;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ParquetViewer/Analytics/AmplitudeEvent.cs b/src/ParquetViewer/Analytics/AmplitudeEvent.cs
index 985f862..08f2897 100644
--- a/src/ParquetViewer/Analytics/AmplitudeEvent.cs
+++ b/src/ParquetViewer/Analytics/AmplitudeEvent.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public abstract class AmplitudeEvent
         private static readonly int _systemRAM = (int)(GC.GetGCMemoryInfo().TotalAvailableMemoryBytes / 1048576.0 /*magic number*/);
 
         protected HttpMessageHandler HttpMessageHandler { get; set; } = new HttpClientHandler();
+        protected bool BypassConsentRequirement { get; set; }
 
         [JsonIgnore]
         public string DeviceId => AppSettings.AnalyticsDeviceId.ToString();
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public async Task<bool> Record()
         {
             try
             {
-                if (AMPLITUDE_API_KEY.Length == 0 || !AppSettings.AnalyticsDataGatheringConsent)
+                if (!BypassConsentRequirement && (AMPLITUDE_API_KEY.Length == 0 || !AppSettings.AnalyticsDataGatheringConsent))
                     return false;
 
                 var request = new