diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fef10cd63..f447655cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -177,5 +177,6 @@ cognee/cache/
 # Default cognee system directory, used in development
 .cognee_system/
 .data_storage/
+.anon_id
 
 node_modules/
diff --git a/cognee/shared/utils.py b/cognee/shared/utils.py
index 1b5fb9de8..41f3928ca 100644
--- a/cognee/shared/utils.py
+++ b/cognee/shared/utils.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def get_anonymous_id():
 
     if not os.path.isdir(home_dir):
         os.makedirs(home_dir, exist_ok=True)
-    anonymous_id_file = os.path.join(home_dir, ".anonymous_id")
+    anonymous_id_file = os.path.join(home_dir, ".anon_id")
     if not os.path.isfile(anonymous_id_file):
         anonymous_id = str(uuid4())
         with open(anonymous_id_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def send_telemetry(event_name: str, user_id, additional_properties: dict = {}):
         **additional_properties,
     }
 
+    # Needed to forward properties to PostHog along with id
     posthog.identify(get_anonymous_id(), properties)
 
     try: