diff --git a/website/src/bootstrapping/matomo.ts b/website/src/bootstrapping/matomo.ts
index 83859b3aed..0b56c3153d 100644
--- a/website/src/bootstrapping/matomo.ts
+++ b/website/src/bootstrapping/matomo.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
 import { History } from 'history';
 import { each } from 'lodash';
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 import { Tracker } from 'types/vendor/piwik';
 import insertScript from 'utils/insertScript';
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ function trackInitialPageView() {
 }
 
 // Code mostly adopted from https://github.com/AmazingDreams/vue-matomo
-export function initializeMamoto() {
+export function initializeMatomo() {
   const siteId = '1';
   const host = 'https://analytics.nusmods.com';
   const scriptSrc = `${host}/piwik.js`;
@@ -77,3 +78,13 @@ export function trackPageView(history: History) {
     }
   });
 }
+
+export function useMatomo() {
+  // need to use useState here or the matomo returned will always be undefined
+  const [matomoCopy, setMatomoCopy] = useState<Tracker | undefined>(undefined);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setMatomoCopy(matomo);
+  }, [matomo]);
+
+  return matomoCopy;
+}
diff --git a/website/src/entry/main.tsx b/website/src/entry/main.tsx
index 19d4e03251..440d4ff649 100644
--- a/website/src/entry/main.tsx
+++ b/website/src/entry/main.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import ReactModal from 'react-modal';
 
 import configureStore from 'bootstrapping/configure-store';
 import subscribeOnlineEvents from 'bootstrapping/subscribeOnlineEvents';
-import { initializeMamoto } from 'bootstrapping/matomo';
+import { initializeMatomo } from 'bootstrapping/matomo';
 import registerServiceWorker from 'bootstrapping/service-worker-manager';
 
 import 'styles/main.scss';
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ if (
 }
 
 if (NUSMODS_ENV === 'production') {
-  initializeMamoto();
+  initializeMatomo();
 }
diff --git a/website/src/types/views.ts b/website/src/types/views.ts
index 06673679e8..9e08b8d256 100644
--- a/website/src/types/views.ts
+++ b/website/src/types/views.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export type ExamClashes = { [key: string]: Module[] };
 export type OnModifyCell = (lesson: ModifiableLesson, position: ClientRect) => void;
 export type OnHoverCell = (hoverLesson: HoverLesson | null) => void;
 
-// Incomplete typing of Mamoto's API. If you need something not here, feel free
+// Incomplete typing of Matomo's API. If you need something not here, feel free
 // to declare the typing here.
 
 export type TimeSegment = 'Morning' | 'Afternoon' | 'Evening';
diff --git a/website/src/views/settings/SettingsContainer.tsx b/website/src/views/settings/SettingsContainer.tsx
index adb3be4d22..477926343a 100644
--- a/website/src/views/settings/SettingsContainer.tsx
+++ b/website/src/views/settings/SettingsContainer.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import classnames from 'classnames';
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
 
 import { ColorSchemePreference, ThemeId } from 'types/settings';
-import { Tracker } from 'types/vendor/piwik';
 import { ModRegNotificationSettings } from 'types/reducers';
 import { State as StoreState } from 'types/state';
 import { RegPeriod, SCHEDULE_TYPES, ScheduleType } from 'config';
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ import Title from 'views/components/Title';
 import deferComponentRender from 'views/hocs/deferComponentRender';
 import Online from 'views/components/Online';
 import { supportsCSSVariables } from 'utils/css';
-import { withTracker } from 'bootstrapping/matomo';
+import { useMatomo } from 'bootstrapping/matomo';
 import ExternalLink from 'views/components/ExternalLink';
 import Toggle from 'views/components/Toggle';
 import ModRegNotification from 'views/components/notfications/ModRegNotification';
@@ -68,22 +67,26 @@ const SettingsContainer: React.FC<Props> = ({
   ...props
 }) => {
   const [allowTracking, setAllowTracking] = useState(true);
-
-  const onToggleTracking = useCallback((isTrackingAllowed: boolean) => {
-    withTracker((tracker: Tracker) => {
-      if (isTrackingAllowed) {
-        tracker.forgetUserOptOut();
-      } else {
-        tracker.optUserOut();
+  const matomo = useMatomo();
+
+  const onToggleTracking = useCallback(
+    (isTrackingAllowed: boolean) => {
+      if (matomo !== undefined) {
+        if (isTrackingAllowed) {
+          matomo.forgetUserOptOut();
+        } else {
+          matomo.optUserOut();
+        }
+        setAllowTracking(!matomo.isUserOptedOut());
       }
-
-      setAllowTracking(!tracker.isUserOptedOut());
-    });
-  }, []);
+    },
+  [matomo]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    withTracker((tracker: Tracker) => setAllowTracking(!tracker.isUserOptedOut()));
-  }, [onToggleTracking]);
+    if (matomo !== undefined) {
+      setAllowTracking(!matomo.isUserOptedOut());
+    }
+  }, [onToggleTracking, matomo]);
 
   const rounds = getRounds(modRegNotification);
 
@@ -263,8 +266,9 @@ const SettingsContainer: React.FC<Props> = ({
             <div className="text-right">
               <Toggle
                 labels={['Allow', 'Opt out']}
-                isOn={allowTracking}
+                isOn={matomo !== undefined ? allowTracking : false}
                 onChange={onToggleTracking}
+                className={matomo === undefined ? 'disabled' : ''}
               />
             </div>
           )}