diff --git a/mosaic/utilities/ga.py b/mosaic/utilities/ga.py
index 4d086028..44532205 100644
--- a/mosaic/utilities/ga.py
+++ b/mosaic/utilities/ga.py
@@ -84,28 +84,39 @@ def _gaPost(eventType, content):
 		pass
 
 def _gaCredentialCache():
-	logger=mlog.mosaicLogging().getLogger(name=__name__)
-	# ga_cache=resource_path("mosaic/utilities/.ga")
-	ga_cache=format_path(tempfile.gettempdir()+'/.ga')
-	logger.debug(_d("Looking for GA cache {0}", ga_cache))
-
 	try:
-		gaModTime = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.stat(ga_cache).st_mtime)
-		gaExpireAge=timedelta(hours=24)
-		gaAge=datetime.today() - gaModTime
-
-		if gaAge > gaExpireAge:
-			logger.debug(_d("GA settings cache has expired."))
+		logger=mlog.mosaicLogging().getLogger(name=__name__)
+		# ga_cache=resource_path("mosaic/utilities/.ga")
+		ga_cache=format_path(tempfile.gettempdir()+'/.ga')
+		logger.debug(_d("Looking for GA cache {0}", ga_cache))
+
+		try:
+			gaModTime = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.stat(ga_cache).st_mtime)
+			gaExpireAge=timedelta(hours=24)
+			gaAge=datetime.today() - gaModTime
+
+			if gaAge > gaExpireAge:
+				logger.debug(_d("GA settings cache has expired."))
+				ga_old=_gaSettingsDict(ga_cache)
+				_getGASettings(ga_cache)
+				ga_new=_gaSettingsDict(ga_cache)
+
+				if ga_old["gaenable"]==False:
+					ga_new["gaenable"]=False
+
+				with open(ga_cache, "w") as ga:
+					ga.write(json.dumps(ga_new))
+			else:
+				logger.debug(_d("GA settings cache found ({0}). gaAge={1}", str(ga_cache), str(gaAge)))
+		except:
+			logger.debug(_d("GA settings are not cached."))
 			_getGASettings(ga_cache)
-		else:
-			logger.debug(_d("GA settings cache found. gaAge={0}", gaAge))
 
-	except:
-		logger.debug(_d("GA settings are not cached."))
-		_getGASettings(ga_cache)
-
-	with open(ga_cache, 'r') as ga:
-		return json.loads(ga.read())
+		with open(ga_cache, 'r') as ga:
+			return json.loads(ga.read())
+	except BaseException as err:
+		logger.debug(_d("Exception ignored: {0}\n{1}", repr(err), traceback.format_exc()))
+		pass
 
 def _getGASettings(ga_cache):
 	logger=mlog.mosaicLogging().getLogger(name=__name__)