diff --git a/packages/dashmate/configs/defaults/getBaseConfigFactory.js b/packages/dashmate/configs/defaults/getBaseConfigFactory.js
index 2d469a31ac..8682510cd0 100644
--- a/packages/dashmate/configs/defaults/getBaseConfigFactory.js
+++ b/packages/dashmate/configs/defaults/getBaseConfigFactory.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export default function getBaseConfigFactory() {
             threadNames: false,
             timeMicros: false,
             includeOnly: [],
-            exclude: [],
+            exclude: ['libevent', 'leveldb'],
           },
         },
         indexes: [],