diff --git a/src/layouts/partials/analytics.html b/src/layouts/partials/analytics.html
index 7bc14907b..c238a6276 100644
--- a/src/layouts/partials/analytics.html
+++ b/src/layouts/partials/analytics.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<script defer src="https://cdn.usefathom.com/script.js" data-site="{{ .Site.Params.analytics.fathom_site }}"></script>
+<script async src="https://cdn.usefathom.com/script.js" data-site="{{ .Site.Params.analytics.fathom_site }}"></script>
diff --git a/src/layouts/partials/head.html b/src/layouts/partials/head.html
index b1b5f1713..31ce3eb3c 100644
--- a/src/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/src/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@
 {{ partial "stylesheet" . -}}
 {{ partial "favicons" . -}}
 {{ partial "social" . -}}
+{{- if hugo.IsProduction }}
 {{ partial "analytics" . -}}
+{{- end }}