diff --git a/ModStatistics.cs b/ModStatistics.cs
index 3c3c604..8e2b92d 100644
--- a/ModStatistics.cs
+++ b/ModStatistics.cs
@@ -53,16 +53,32 @@ public void Start()
 
             if (node == null)
             {
-                promptUpdatePref();
+                promptPref();
+                writeConfig();
             }
             else
             {
                 var disabledString = node.GetValue("disabled");
-                if (disabledString != null && bool.TryParse(disabledString, out disabled) && disabled)
+                var updateString = node.GetValue("update");
+
+                // Pop up the dialog if a setting can't be read
+                if ( (String.IsNullOrEmpty(disabledString) || !bool.TryParse(disabledString, out disabled)) ||
+                     (String.IsNullOrEmpty(updateString)) )
+                {
+                    promptPref();
+                    writeConfig();
+                }
+
+
+                if (disabled)
                 {
                     Debug.Log("[ModStatistics] Disabled in configuration file");
                     return;
                 }
+                if (update)
+                {
+                    checkUpdates();
+                }
 
                 var idString = node.GetValue("id");
                 try
@@ -74,16 +90,6 @@ public void Start()
                     Debug.LogWarning("[ModStatistics] Could not parse ID");
                 }
 
-                var str = node.GetValue("update");
-                if (str != null && bool.TryParse(str, out update))
-                {
-                    writeConfig();
-                    checkUpdates();
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    promptUpdatePref();
-                }
             }
 
             running = true;
@@ -98,12 +104,16 @@ public void Start()
             install();
         }
 
-        private void promptUpdatePref()
+
+        private void promptPref()
         {
             PopupDialog.SpawnPopupDialog(
                 new MultiOptionDialog(
                     "You recently installed a mod which uses ModStatistics to report anonymous usage information. Would you like ModStatistics to automatically update when new versions are available?",
-                    new Callback(() => { update = GUILayout.Toggle(update, "Automatically install ModStatistics updates"); }),
+                    new Callback(() => {
+                        disabled = !GUILayout.Toggle(disabled, "Enable statistics collection");
+                        update = GUILayout.Toggle(update, "Automatically install ModStatistics updates");
+                    }),
                     "ModStatistics",
                     HighLogic.Skin,
                     new DialogOption("OK", () => { writeConfig(); checkUpdates(); }, true),
@@ -116,7 +126,16 @@ private void promptUpdatePref()
 
         private void writeConfig()
         {
-            var text = String.Format("// To disable ModStatistics, change the line below to \"disabled = true\"" + Environment.NewLine + "// Do NOT delete the ModStatistics folder. It could be reinstated by another mod." + Environment.NewLine + "disabled = {2}" + Environment.NewLine + "update = {1}" + Environment.NewLine + "id = {0:N}" + Environment.NewLine, id, update.ToString().ToLower(), disabled.ToString().ToLower());
+            var text = String.Format("// To disable ModStatistics, change the line below to \"disabled = true\"" + 
+                Environment.NewLine + 
+                "// Do NOT delete the ModStatistics folder. It could be reinstated by another mod." + 
+                Environment.NewLine + "disabled = {2}" + 
+                Environment.NewLine + "update = {1}" + 
+                Environment.NewLine + "id = {0:N}" + 
+                Environment.NewLine, id, 
+                update.ToString().ToLower(), 
+                disabled.ToString().ToLower());
+
             File.WriteAllText(configpath, text);
         }