diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/defaultResponderForAppDir.ts b/apps/web/app/api/defaultResponderForAppDir.ts
index 99a99d78a2..9c04ab9d2a 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/defaultResponderForAppDir.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/defaultResponderForAppDir.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { wrapApiHandlerWithSentry } from "@sentry/nextjs";
-import { captureException } from "@sentry/nextjs";
 import type { Params } from "app/_types";
 import { ApiError } from "next/dist/server/api-utils";
 import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
@@ -21,10 +19,13 @@ export const defaultResponderForAppDir = <T extends NextResponse | Response = Ne
     let ok = false;
     try {
       performance.mark("Start");
-
-      const result = endpointRoute
-        ? await wrapApiHandlerWithSentry(async () => await handler(req, { params }), endpointRoute)()
-        : await handler(req, { params });
+      let result: T | undefined;
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" || !endpointRoute) {
+        result = await handler(req, { params });
+      } else {
+        const { wrapApiHandlerWithSentry } = await import("@sentry/nextjs");
+        result = await wrapApiHandlerWithSentry(async () => await handler(req, { params }), endpointRoute)();
+      }
 
       ok = true;
       if (result) {
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export const defaultResponderForAppDir = <T extends NextResponse | Response = Ne
       // Don't report 400-499 errors to Sentry/console
       if (!(serverError.statusCode >= 400 && serverError.statusCode < 500)) {
         console.error(serverError);
+        const { captureException } = await import("@sentry/nextjs");
         captureException(error);
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/lib/server/defaultResponder.ts b/packages/lib/server/defaultResponder.ts
index 0f7e03cbda..5efb2b446f 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server/defaultResponder.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server/defaultResponder.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { wrapApiHandlerWithSentry } from "@sentry/nextjs";
-import { captureException } from "@sentry/nextjs";
 import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next";
 
 import { getServerErrorFromUnknown } from "./getServerErrorFromUnknown";
@@ -17,9 +15,15 @@ export function defaultResponder<T>(
     let ok = false;
     try {
       performance.mark("Start");
-      const result = endpointRoute
-        ? await wrapApiHandlerWithSentry(f, endpointRoute)(req, res)
-        : await f(req, res);
+
+      let result: T | undefined;
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" || !endpointRoute) {
+        result = await f(req, res);
+      } else {
+        const { wrapApiHandlerWithSentry } = await import("@sentry/nextjs");
+        result = await wrapApiHandlerWithSentry(f, endpointRoute)(req, res);
+      }
+
       ok = true;
       if (result && !res.writableEnded) {
         return res.json(result);
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ export function defaultResponder<T>(
       // we don't want to report Bad Request errors to Sentry / console
       if (!(error.statusCode >= 400 && error.statusCode < 500)) {
         console.error(error);
+        const { captureException } = await import("@sentry/nextjs");
         captureException(error);
       }
       return res