diff --git a/tests/usage/__init__.py b/tests/usage/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/usage/test_usage.py b/tests/usage/test_usage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0d781af0f3680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/usage/test_usage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+
+from vllm.usage.usage_lib import is_usage_stats_enabled
+
+
+def test_is_usage_stats_enabled(monkeypatch):
+    with monkeypatch.context() as m:
+        # Reset the global state to ensure test isolation.
+        # The original value will be restored after the test.
+        monkeypatch.setattr("vllm.usage.usage_lib._USAGE_STATS_ENABLED", False)
+
+        m.setattr("vllm.envs.VLLM_DO_NOT_TRACK", True)
+        m.setattr("vllm.envs.VLLM_NO_USAGE_STATS", True)
+        m.setattr("os.path.exists", lambda x: True)
+        assert is_usage_stats_enabled() is False
+
+        m.setattr("vllm.envs.VLLM_DO_NOT_TRACK", False)
+        m.setattr("vllm.envs.VLLM_NO_USAGE_STATS", False)
+        m.setattr("os.path.exists", lambda x: False)
+        assert is_usage_stats_enabled() is True
diff --git a/vllm/usage/usage_lib.py b/vllm/usage/usage_lib.py
index 69226763aafe6..0f66e98fab9a0 100644
--- a/vllm/usage/usage_lib.py
+++ b/vllm/usage/usage_lib.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ logger = init_logger(__name__)
 _config_home = envs.VLLM_CONFIG_ROOT
 _USAGE_STATS_JSON_PATH = os.path.join(_config_home, "usage_stats.json")
 _USAGE_STATS_DO_NOT_TRACK_PATH = os.path.join(_config_home, "do_not_track")
-_USAGE_STATS_ENABLED = None
+_USAGE_STATS_ENABLED = False
 _USAGE_STATS_SERVER = envs.VLLM_USAGE_STATS_SERVER
 
 _GLOBAL_RUNTIME_DATA = dict[str, str | int | bool]()
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def set_runtime_usage_data(key: str, value: str | int | bool) -> None:
     _GLOBAL_RUNTIME_DATA[key] = value
 
 
-def is_usage_stats_enabled():
+def is_usage_stats_enabled() -> bool:
     """Determine whether or not we can send usage stats to the server.
     The logic is as follows:
     - By default, it should be enabled.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def is_usage_stats_enabled():
         - $HOME/.config/vllm/do_not_track
     """
     global _USAGE_STATS_ENABLED
-    if _USAGE_STATS_ENABLED is None:
+    if not _USAGE_STATS_ENABLED:
         do_not_track = envs.VLLM_DO_NOT_TRACK
         no_usage_stats = envs.VLLM_NO_USAGE_STATS
         do_not_track_file = os.path.exists(_USAGE_STATS_DO_NOT_TRACK_PATH)