diff --git a/packages/api/src/server.ts b/packages/api/src/server.ts
index 3a936c60a..fcb009174 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/server.ts
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ export const createApp = (): {
     throw new Error('Sentry TEST error!')
   })
 
-  // The error handler must be before any other error middleware and after all routes
-  app.use(Sentry.Handlers.errorHandler())
-
   const apollo = makeApolloServer()
   const httpServer = createServer(app)
 
@@ -193,6 +190,9 @@ const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
   await apollo.start()
   apollo.applyMiddleware({ app, path: '/api/graphql', cors: corsConfig })
 
+  // The error handler must be before any other error middleware and after all routes
+  app.use(Sentry.Handlers.errorHandler())
+
   if (!env.dev.isLocal) {
     const mwLogger = loggers.get('express', { levels: config.syslog.levels })
     const transport = buildLoggerTransport('express')