diff --git a/unsloth/models/_utils.py b/unsloth/models/_utils.py
index a2e1d78012..3cbb85ff4d 100644
--- a/unsloth/models/_utils.py
+++ b/unsloth/models/_utils.py
@@ -1197,8 +1197,7 @@ def get_statistics(local_files_only = False):
     # You can disable this by setting UNSLOTH_DISABLE_STATISTICS
     import os
 
-    global USE_MODELSCOPE
-    if "UNSLOTH_DISABLE_STATISTICS" in os.environ or USE_MODELSCOPE:
+    if "UNSLOTH_DISABLE_STATISTICS" in os.environ or os.environ.get("UNSLOTH_USE_MODELSCOPE", "0") == "1":
         return
     if local_files_only:
         return