diff --git a/apps/cargo-scout-audit/src/scout/telemetry.rs b/apps/cargo-scout-audit/src/scout/telemetry.rs
index 311dcafe..f7434f48 100644
--- a/apps/cargo-scout-audit/src/scout/telemetry.rs
+++ b/apps/cargo-scout-audit/src/scout/telemetry.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use reqwest::blocking::Client;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::{env, fs, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{env, fs, path::PathBuf, time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH}};
 use strum::EnumIter;
 
 use super::blockchain::BlockChain;
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@ impl TelemetryClient {
             .join("user_id.txt");
 
         // Read user ID from file
-        if let Ok(user_id) = fs::read_to_string(&user_id_path) {
-            if !user_id.trim().is_empty() {
-                return user_id;
+        if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&user_id_path) {
+            if let Some(last_line) = content.lines().last() {
+                if !last_line.trim().is_empty() {
+                    return last_line.to_string();
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -96,7 +98,18 @@ impl TelemetryClient {
         // Request new user ID from server
         match Self::request_new_user_id() {
             Ok(user_id) => {
-                if let Err(e) = fs::write(&user_id_path, &user_id) {
+                let file_content = format!(
+                    "# This file is used by Scout to gather anonymous usage data. You can see the\n\
+                     # last few reports that have been sent in the reports/ subdirectory.\n\
+                     #\n\
+                     # View your data at: https://scout-api.coinfabrik.com/report/data/{}\n\
+                     # Delete your data at: https://scout-api.coinfabrik.com/user/delete/{}\n\
+                     # To opt-out of telemetry, replace the following line with DONOTTRACK\n\
+                     {}",
+                    user_id, user_id, user_id
+                );
+
+                if let Err(e) = fs::write(&user_id_path, file_content) {
                     tracing::error!("Failed to cache user ID: {}", e);
                 }
                 user_id
@@ -145,6 +158,17 @@ impl TelemetryClient {
             .send()
             .context("Failed to send telemetry report")?;
 
+        let reports_dir = get_home_directory()
+            .join(".scout-audit")
+            .join("telemetry")
+            .join("reports");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&reports_dir)?;
+
+        let timestamp = SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)?.as_secs();
+        let report_path = reports_dir.join(format!("report_{}.json", timestamp));
+        let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&self.report)?;
+        fs::write(&report_path, json)?;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/cargo-scout-audit/src/startup.rs b/apps/cargo-scout-audit/src/startup.rs
index ad406e80..dcfb1003 100644
--- a/apps/cargo-scout-audit/src/startup.rs
+++ b/apps/cargo-scout-audit/src/startup.rs
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ pub fn run_scout(mut opts: Scout) -> Result<ScoutResult> {
         BlockChain::get_blockchain_dependency(&metadata).map_err(ScoutError::BlockchainFailed)?;
     let toolchain = blockchain.get_toolchain();
 
-    // Send telemetry data
-    let client_type = TelemetryClient::detect_client_type(&opts.args);
-    let telemetry_client = TelemetryClient::new(blockchain, client_type);
-    let _ = telemetry_client.send_report();
-
     if opts.toolchain {
         println!("{}", toolchain);
         return Ok(ScoutResult::from_string(toolchain));
@@ -120,6 +115,11 @@ pub fn run_scout(mut opts: Scout) -> Result<ScoutResult> {
         return Ok(ScoutResult::default());
     }
 
+    // Send telemetry data
+    let client_type = TelemetryClient::detect_client_type(&opts.args);
+    let telemetry_client = TelemetryClient::new(blockchain, client_type);
+    let _ = telemetry_client.send_report();
+
     if let Err(e) = VersionChecker::new().check_for_updates() {
         // This is not a critical error, so we don't need to bail and we don't need a ScoutError
         print_error(&format!(