diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js
index 2836d407b..3ac619639 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js
@@ -98,8 +98,18 @@ function isTelemetryEnabled () {
     // If there are no telemetry settings then the user has not had a chance
     // to opt out yet - so keep it disabled until they do
 
-    const telemetrySettings = runtime.settings.get('telemetry')
-    const runtimeTelemetryEnabled = runtime.settings.get('telemetryEnabled')
+    let telemetrySettings
+    try {
+        telemetrySettings = runtime.settings.get('telemetry')
+    } catch (err) {
+        // Settings not available
+    }
+    let runtimeTelemetryEnabled
+    try {
+        runtimeTelemetryEnabled = runtime.settings.get('telemetryEnabled')
+    } catch (err) {
+        // Settings not available
+    }
 
     if (telemetrySettings === undefined && runtimeTelemetryEnabled === undefined) {
         // No telemetry settings - so keep it disabled
@@ -138,7 +148,9 @@ function startTelemetry () {
     const pingTime = new Date(Date.now() + INITIAL_PING_DELAY)
     const pingMinutes = pingTime.getMinutes()
     const pingHours = pingTime.getHours()
-    const pingSchedule = `${pingMinutes} ${pingHours} * * *`
+    // const pingSchedule = `${pingMinutes} ${pingHours} * * *`
+    // DO NOT COMMIT!
+    const pingSchedule = `* * * * *`
     runtime.log.debug(`Telemetry enabled. Schedule: ${pingSchedule}`)
 
     scheduleTask = cronosjs.scheduleTask(pingSchedule, () => {