diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-push-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-push-and-deploy.yml
index 65d61ace..da409f90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-push-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-push-and-deploy.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ jobs:
           CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS: ${{ vars.CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS }}
           DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: ${{ vars.DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL }}
           SENTRY_DSN_WORKAROUND: ${{ vars.SENTRY_DSN_WORKAROUND }}
+          TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE: ${{vars.TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE}}
+          PROFILES_SAMPLE_RATE: ${{vars.PROFILES_SAMPLE_RATE}}
+          ENABLE_TRACING: ${{vars.ENABLE_TRACING}}
           SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.SECRET_KEY }}
           CATALOGUE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CATALOGUE_TOKEN }}
           IMAGE_PATH: ${{ steps.image-path.outputs.image_path }}
diff --git a/core/settings.py b/core/settings.py
index eb16efe7..49335966 100644
--- a/core/settings.py
+++ b/core/settings.py
@@ -212,19 +212,23 @@
 
 # Sentry Configuration
 if not TESTING:
+    ENABLE_TRACING = os.environ.get("ENABLE_TRACING") in TRUTHY_VALUES
+    TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE = float(os.environ.get("TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE", 0.0))
+    PROFILES_SAMPLE_RATE = float(os.environ.get("PROFILES_SAMPLE_RATE", 0.0))
+
     sentry_sdk.init(
         dsn=os.environ.get(
             "SENTRY_DSN_WORKAROUND"
         ),  # Datahub overwrites with this variable unless it is renamed,
         # causing Sentry to tag issues with the incorrect environment
-        enable_tracing=True,
+        enable_tracing=ENABLE_TRACING,
         # Set traces_sample_rate to 1.0 to capture 100%
         # of transactions for performance monitoring.
-        traces_sample_rate=1.0,
+        traces_sample_rate=TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE,
         # Set profiles_sample_rate to 1.0 to profile 100%
         # of sampled transactions.
         # We recommend adjusting this value in production.
-        profiles_sample_rate=1.0,
+        profiles_sample_rate=PROFILES_SAMPLE_RATE,
         environment=ENV or "local",
     )
 
diff --git a/deployments/templates/deployment.yml b/deployments/templates/deployment.yml
index 633e45ef..c725922c 100644
--- a/deployments/templates/deployment.yml
+++ b/deployments/templates/deployment.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ spec:
               value: "$AZURE_AUTHORITY"
             - name: CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS
               value: "${CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS}"
+            - name: ENABLE_TRACING
+              value: "${ENABLE_TRACING}"
+            - name: TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE
+              value: "${TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE}"
+            - name: PROFILES_SAMPLE_RATE
+              value: "${PROFILES_SAMPLE_RATE}"
             - name: SECRET_KEY
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef: