diff --git a/worker/job-handlers.ts b/worker/job-handlers.ts
index a8dffcf3..cc3a2caa 100644
--- a/worker/job-handlers.ts
+++ b/worker/job-handlers.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,29 @@ async function runIfNotAlreadyRunning(
         res.sendStatus(200);
         return;
     }
+
+    const sentryTags = {
+        job: id,
+        chainId,
+    };
+
+    const sentryTransaction = Sentry.startTransaction({
+        op: 'http',
+        name: `POST /${jobId}`,
+        tags: sentryTags,
+    });
+
+    Sentry.configureScope((scope) => scope.setSpan(sentryTransaction));
+
+    const sentryChildSpan = sentryTransaction.startChild({
+        op: 'background-job',
+        description: `Running job ${jobId}`,
+        tags: sentryTags,
+    });
+
     try {
         runningJobs.add(jobId);
 
-        // TODO, this does not seem to work properly as it is a "global" scope
-        Sentry.configureScope((scope) => {
-            scope.setTransactionName(`POST /${jobId}`);
-        });
-
         console.time(jobId);
         console.log(`Start job ${jobId}-start`);
 
@@ -49,12 +64,17 @@ async function runIfNotAlreadyRunning(
         }
         console.log(`Successful job ${jobId}-done`);
     } catch (error) {
+        Sentry.captureException(error);
+
         if (process.env.AWS_ALERTS === 'true') {
             await cronsMetricPublisher.publish(`${jobId}-error`);
         }
         console.log(`Error job ${jobId}-error`, error);
         next(error);
     } finally {
+        sentryChildSpan.finish();
+        sentryTransaction.finish();
+
         runningJobs.delete(jobId);
         console.timeEnd(jobId);
         res.sendStatus(200);
diff --git a/worker/worker.ts b/worker/worker.ts
index 325aefb2..5ba9d73b 100644
--- a/worker/worker.ts
+++ b/worker/worker.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export async function startWorker() {
             // new Tracing.Integrations.Express({ app }),
             new Sentry.Integrations.Http({ tracing: true }),
         ],
+        tracesSampleRate: env.DEPLOYMENT_ENV === 'main' ? 0.2 : 1.0,
     });
 
     app.use(Sentry.Handlers.requestHandler());