diff --git a/admin/database/seeders/service_seeder.ts b/admin/database/seeders/service_seeder.ts
index 4bf1087..fd0fcec 100644
--- a/admin/database/seeders/service_seeder.ts
+++ b/admin/database/seeders/service_seeder.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ export default class ServiceSeeder extends BaseSeeder {
           PortBindings: { '6333/tcp': [{ HostPort: '6333' }], '6334/tcp': [{ HostPort: '6334' }] },
         },
         ExposedPorts: { '6333/tcp': {}, '6334/tcp': {} },
+        // Disable Qdrant's anonymous telemetry to telemetry.qdrant.io. NOMAD is offline-first
+        // and ships with zero telemetry by default — Qdrant's upstream default of enabled
+        // telemetry doesn't match that posture.
+        Env: ['QDRANT__TELEMETRY_DISABLED=true'],
       }),
       ui_location: '6333',
       installed: false,