diff --git a/000-vip-init.php b/000-vip-init.php
index a5710ad1e8..e47492d3fa 100644
--- a/000-vip-init.php
+++ b/000-vip-init.php
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 do {
 	foreach ( $require_telemetry_files as $file ) {
 		if ( ! file_exists( $file ) ) {
-			break;
+			break 2;
 		}
 	}
 	foreach ( $require_telemetry_files as $file ) {
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@
 	}
 } while ( false );
 
+unset( $require_telemetry_files );
+
 add_action( 'init', [ WPComVIP_Restrictions::class, 'instance' ] );
 
 //enabled on selected sites for now