diff --git a/src/instrument.mjs b/src/instrument.mjs
index 8e93c1d3..fcb52e02 100644
--- a/src/instrument.mjs
+++ b/src/instrument.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
 import { nodeProfilingIntegration } from "@sentry/profiling-node";
 
+const env = process.env.SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT;
+
 // Ensure to call this before importing any other modules!
 Sentry.init({
     dsn: process.env.SENTRY_DSN,
@@ -8,10 +10,11 @@ Sentry.init({
         nodeProfilingIntegration(),
     ],
     enabled:
-        process.env.SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT === "production" ||
-        process.env.SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT === "staging",
+        env === "production" ||
+        env === "staging",
 
     // Add Performance Monitoring by setting tracesSampleRate
-    // We recommend adjusting this value in production
-    tracesSampleRate: 1.0,
+    tracesSampleRate: env === "production" ? 0.1 : 1.0,
+
+    profilesSampleRate: env === "production" ? 0.1 : 1.0,
 });