diff --git a/packages/plugin-sentry/README.md b/packages/plugin-sentry/README.md
index 6cdb4b7ca..d508764d0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-sentry/README.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-sentry/README.md
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ This plugin seamlessly integrates [Sentry](https://sentry.io/) with [Payload](ht
 
 1. Import `sentry` from `'@payloadcms/plugin-sentry'`
 2. Add it to the `plugins` array of your [Payload config](https://payloadcms.com/docs/configuration/overview)
-3. Pass in your Data Source Name (DSN) 
+3. Pass in your Data Source Name (DSN)
 4. Pass [additional options](#additional-options) - *not required*
-   
+
 ```js
 import { buildConfig } from 'payload/config';
 import sentry from '@payloadcms/plugin-sentry';
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ export default config;
 
 ### Additional Options
 
+- `enabled`: boolean | optional
+
+  Set to false to disable the plugin. Defaults to true.
+
 - `init` : ClientOptions | optional
 
   Sentry allows a variety of options to be passed into the Sentry.init() function, see the full list of options [here](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/node/guides/express/configuration/options).
diff --git a/packages/plugin-sentry/src/startSentry.ts b/packages/plugin-sentry/src/startSentry.ts
index 466435a63..81c227523 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-sentry/src/startSentry.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-sentry/src/startSentry.ts
@@ -9,51 +9,54 @@ import type { PluginOptions } from './types'
 export const startSentry = (pluginOptions: PluginOptions): void => {
   const { dsn, options } = pluginOptions
 
-  try {
-    const app = express()
+  if (dsn)
+    try {
+      const app = express()
 
-    Sentry.init({
-      ...options?.init,
-      dsn: dsn,
-      integrations: [
-        ...(options?.init?.integrations || []),
-        new Sentry.Integrations.Http({ tracing: true }),
-        new Sentry.Integrations.Express({ app }),
-        ...Sentry.autoDiscoverNodePerformanceMonitoringIntegrations(),
-      ],
-    })
+      Sentry.init({
+        ...options?.init,
+        dsn: dsn,
+        integrations: [
+          ...(options?.init?.integrations || []),
+          new Sentry.Integrations.Http({ tracing: true }),
+          new Sentry.Integrations.Express({ app }),
+          ...Sentry.autoDiscoverNodePerformanceMonitoringIntegrations(),
+        ],
+      })
 
-    app.use(Sentry.Handlers.requestHandler(options?.requestHandler || {}) as express.RequestHandler)
-    app.use(Sentry.Handlers.tracingHandler())
+      app.use(
+        Sentry.Handlers.requestHandler(options?.requestHandler || {}) as express.RequestHandler,
+      )
+      app.use(Sentry.Handlers.tracingHandler())
 
-    app.use(
-      Sentry.Handlers.errorHandler({
-        shouldHandleError(error) {
-          if (error.status === 500) {
-            return true
-          }
-          if (
-            options?.captureErrors &&
-            typeof error.status === 'number' &&
-            options.captureErrors.includes(error.status)
-          ) {
-            return true
-          }
-          return false
-        },
-      }) as express.ErrorRequestHandler,
-    )
+      app.use(
+        Sentry.Handlers.errorHandler({
+          shouldHandleError(error) {
+            if (error.status === 500) {
+              return true
+            }
+            if (
+              options?.captureErrors &&
+              typeof error.status === 'number' &&
+              options.captureErrors.includes(error.status)
+            ) {
+              return true
+            }
+            return false
+          },
+        }) as express.ErrorRequestHandler,
+      )
 
-    app.use(function onError(
-      _err: unknown,
-      _req: Request,
-      res: Response & { sentry?: string },
-      _next: NextFunction,
-    ) {
-      res.statusCode = 500
-      res.end(res.sentry + '\n')
-    })
-  } catch (err: unknown) {
-    console.log('There was an error initializing Sentry, please ensure you entered a valid DSN')
-  }
+      app.use(function onError(
+        _err: unknown,
+        _req: Request,
+        res: Response & { sentry?: string },
+        _next: NextFunction,
+      ) {
+        res.statusCode = 500
+        res.end(res.sentry + '\n')
+      })
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.log('There was an error initializing Sentry, please ensure you entered a valid DSN')
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-sentry/src/types.ts b/packages/plugin-sentry/src/types.ts
index 0bd5f98dc..000fa1cbe 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-sentry/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-sentry/src/types.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { RequestHandlerOptions } from '@sentry/node/types/handlers'
 import type { ClientOptions } from '@sentry/types'
 
 export interface PluginOptions {
-  dsn?: string
+  dsn: string | null
   enabled?: boolean
   options?: {
     init?: Partial<ClientOptions>