diff --git a/resources/js/lib/posthog.test.ts b/resources/js/lib/posthog.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..541e5b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/lib/posthog.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { isPostHogSessionRecordingEnabled } from './posthog';
+
+describe('isPostHogSessionRecordingEnabled', () => {
+    it('keeps session recording disabled by default', () => {
+        expect(isPostHogSessionRecordingEnabled()).toBe(false);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/resources/js/lib/posthog.ts b/resources/js/lib/posthog.ts
index e0207164..f6751105 100644
--- a/resources/js/lib/posthog.ts
+++ b/resources/js/lib/posthog.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ const getPostHogHost = (): string => {
     return import.meta.env.VITE_POSTHOG_HOST || 'https://eu.i.posthog.com';
 };
 
+export const isPostHogSessionRecordingEnabled = (): boolean => {
+    const enabled = import.meta.env.VITE_POSTHOG_SESSION_RECORDING_ENABLED;
+    return enabled === 'true' || enabled === '1';
+};
+
 export function initializePostHog(): void {
     if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
         return;
@@ -38,6 +43,7 @@ export function initializePostHog(): void {
     posthog.init(apiKey, {
         api_host: host,
         person_profiles: 'always',
+        disable_session_recording: !isPostHogSessionRecordingEnabled(),
         loaded: () => {
             if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
                 console.log('[PostHog] Initialized successfully');
diff --git a/resources/views/app.blade.php b/resources/views/app.blade.php
index 170b62cf..3e0de6ce 100644
--- a/resources/views/app.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/app.blade.php
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@
                     }
                 }
 
-                var chartScheme = localStorage.getItem('chart-color-scheme') || '{{ $chartColorScheme ?? "colorful" }}';
+                var chartScheme = '{{ $chartColorScheme ?? "colorful" }}';
+
+                try {
+                    chartScheme = localStorage.getItem('chart-color-scheme') || chartScheme;
+                } catch (error) {}
+
                 if (chartScheme && chartScheme !== 'neutral') {
                     document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-chart-color', chartScheme);
                 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PwaTest.php b/tests/Feature/PwaTest.php
index 67a2eee9..7522c6d4 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/PwaTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/PwaTest.php
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ test('app template includes pwa meta tags and service worker registration', func
         ->assertDontSee('black-translucent', false)
         ->assertSee('serviceWorker', false)
         ->assertSee("navigator.serviceWorker.register('/sw.js', { scope: '/' }).catch", false)
-        ->assertSee('viewport-fit=cover', false);
+        ->assertSee('viewport-fit=cover', false)
+        ->assertSee("try {\n                    chartScheme = localStorage.getItem('chart-color-scheme')", false);
 });