diff --git a/config/initializers/sentry.rb b/config/initializers/sentry.rb
index 808ae365c..9fe6a3665 100644
--- a/config/initializers/sentry.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/sentry.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
   config.dsn = ENV["SENTRY_DSN"]
   config.release = "lupo:" + Lupo::Application::VERSION
   config.sanitize_fields = Rails.application.config.filter_parameters.map(&:to_s)
+
+  # ignore 502 and 503 from Elasticsearch
+  config.excluded_exceptions += ['Elasticsearch::Transport::Transport::Errors::BadGateway', 'Elasticsearch::Transport::Transport::Errors::ServiceUnavailable']
 end
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