diff --git a/passbook/lib/sentry.py b/passbook/lib/sentry.py
index 8aadcd385..08d2bdebf 100644
--- a/passbook/lib/sentry.py
+++ b/passbook/lib/sentry.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from botocore.client import ClientError
 from django.core.exceptions import DisallowedHost, ValidationError
 from django.db import InternalError, OperationalError, ProgrammingError
 from django_redis.exceptions import ConnectionInterrupted
+from elasticapm.transport.http import TransportException
 from redis.exceptions import RedisError
 from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException
 from structlog import get_logger
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ def before_send(event, hint):
         OSError,
         RedisError,
         SentryIgnoredException,
+        TransportException,
     )
     if "exc_info" in hint:
         _, exc_value, _ = hint["exc_info"]
diff --git a/passbook/root/settings.py b/passbook/root/settings.py
index 4e6d5b306..009a286d0 100644
--- a/passbook/root/settings.py
+++ b/passbook/root/settings.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ if not DEBUG and _ERROR_REPORTING:
         release="passbook@%s" % __version__,
     )
 
-_APM_ENABLED = CONFIG.y("apm.enabled", True)
+_APM_ENABLED = CONFIG.y("apm.enabled", False)
 if _APM_ENABLED:
     INSTALLED_APPS.append("elasticapm.contrib.django")
     ELASTIC_APM = {