diff --git a/config/initializers/datadog-tracer.rb b/config/initializers/datadog-tracer.rb
index 50ec6b73f..650dd7f9c 100644
--- a/config/initializers/datadog-tracer.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/datadog-tracer.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 Datadog.configure do |c|
+  c.enabled Rails.env.production?
   c.use :rails, service_name: "client-api"
 end