diff --git a/plugin-server/src/utils/db/utils.ts b/plugin-server/src/utils/db/utils.ts
index 7d775bd091529..a7b88a12c1ad0 100644
--- a/plugin-server/src/utils/db/utils.ts
+++ b/plugin-server/src/utils/db/utils.ts
@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ export function sanitizeEventName(eventName: any): string {
 export function timeoutGuard(
     message: string,
     context?: Record<string, any> | (() => Record<string, any>),
-    timeout = defaultConfig.TASK_TIMEOUT * 1000
+    timeout = defaultConfig.TASK_TIMEOUT * 1000,
+    sendToSentry = true
 ): NodeJS.Timeout {
     return setTimeout(() => {
         const ctx = typeof context === 'function' ? context() : context
         status.warn('⌛', message, ctx)
-        Sentry.captureMessage(message, ctx ? { extra: ctx } : undefined)
+        if (sendToSentry) {
+            Sentry.captureMessage(message, ctx ? { extra: ctx } : undefined)
+        }
     }, timeout)
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin-server/src/worker/ingestion/event-pipeline/runner.ts b/plugin-server/src/worker/ingestion/event-pipeline/runner.ts
index b2baa1f16e678..7d71548381b16 100644
--- a/plugin-server/src/worker/ingestion/event-pipeline/runner.ts
+++ b/plugin-server/src/worker/ingestion/event-pipeline/runner.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ export class EventPipelineRunner {
                 description: step.name,
             },
             async () => {
+                const sendToSentry = false
                 const timeout = timeoutGuard(
                     `Event pipeline step stalled. Timeout warning after ${this.hub.PIPELINE_STEP_STALLED_LOG_TIMEOUT} sec! step=${step.name} team_id=${teamId} distinct_id=${this.originalEvent.distinct_id}`,
                     {
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ export class EventPipelineRunner {
                         teamId: teamId,
                         distinctId: this.originalEvent.distinct_id,
                     },
-                    this.hub.PIPELINE_STEP_STALLED_LOG_TIMEOUT * 1000
+                    this.hub.PIPELINE_STEP_STALLED_LOG_TIMEOUT * 1000,
+                    sendToSentry
                 )
                 try {
                     const result = await step(...args)