diff --git a/css/stats.js b/css/stats.js
index 2d8fe889..0ab4c6df 100644
--- a/css/stats.js
+++ b/css/stats.js
@@ -1,16 +1,59 @@
 (function addStats() {
-  const url = "/static/improving-poke.js"
+  const KEY = "poke_stats_script_status"; 
+ 
+  try {
+    const status = localStorage.getItem(KEY);
+    if (status === "blocked") {
+      console.log("[Poke] Stats script permanently disabled (network blocked)");
+      return;
+    }
+    if (status === "ok") {
+      return loadScript();
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn("[Poke] localStorage blocked, disabling improving-poke.js");
+    return;
+  }
 
-  if (document.querySelector(`script[src="${url}"]`)) return
+   const testPayload = JSON.stringify({ test: true });
 
-  const s = document.createElement("script")
-  s.src = url
-  s.type = "text/javascript"
-  s.async = true
-  s.defer = true
+  const test = fetch("/api/stats", {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    body: testPayload,
+    keepalive: true,
+  })
+    .then(() => {
+      try {
+        localStorage.setItem(KEY, "ok");
+      } catch {}
+      loadScript();
+    })
+    .catch(() => {
+      console.warn("[Poke] Stats endpoint blocked — never loading improving script again");
+      try {
+        localStorage.setItem(KEY, "blocked");
+      } catch {}
+    });
 
-  s.onload = () => console.log("[Poke] improving-poke.js loaded successfully")
-  s.onerror = () => console.warn("[Poke] failed to load improving-poke.js")
+  function loadScript() {
+    const url = "/static/improving-poke.js";
+    if (document.querySelector(`script[src="${url}"]`)) return;
 
-  document.head.appendChild(s)
-})()
+    const s = document.createElement("script");
+    s.src = url;
+    s.type = "text/javascript";
+    s.async = true;
+    s.defer = true;
+
+    s.onload = () => console.log("[Poke] improving-poke.js loaded");
+    s.onerror = () => {
+      console.warn("[Poke] script failed — marking as blocked");
+      try {
+        localStorage.setItem(KEY, "blocked");
+      } catch {}
+    };
+
+    document.head.appendChild(s);
+  }
+})();