diff --git a/skyvern/__init__.py b/skyvern/__init__.py
index 88f066c7..b374bba5 100644
--- a/skyvern/__init__.py
+++ b/skyvern/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 from ddtrace import tracer
-from ddtrace.filters import FilterRequestsOnUrl
-
+from ddtrace.trace import TraceFilter, Span
+from ddtrace.ext import http
+import re
 from skyvern.forge.sdk.forge_log import setup_logger
 
-tracer.configure(
-    settings={
-        "FILTERS": [
-            FilterRequestsOnUrl(r"http://.*/heartbeat$"),
-        ],
-    },
-)
+
+class FilterHeartbeat(TraceFilter):
+    _HB_URL = re.compile(r"http://.*/heartbeat$")
+
+    def process_trace(self, trace: list[Span]) -> list[Span] | None:
+        for span in trace:
+            url = span.get_tag(http.URL)
+            if span.parent_id is None and url is not None and self._HB_URL.match(url):
+                # drop the full trace chunk
+                return None
+        return trace
+
+
+tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterHeartbeat()])
 setup_logger()