diff --git a/backend/Pipfile b/backend/Pipfile
index f020342b..ecc3364c 100644
--- a/backend/Pipfile
+++ b/backend/Pipfile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pyjwt = ">=2.6.0"
 click = ">=8.1.3"
 python-multipart = ">=0.0.5"
 parameterized = ">=0.8.1"
+sentry-sdk = ">=1.13.0"
 
 [dev-packages]
 mypy = ">=0.991"
diff --git a/backend/bracket/app.py b/backend/bracket/app.py
index c855f590..a1c8ecba 100644
--- a/backend/bracket/app.py
+++ b/backend/bracket/app.py
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 from starlette.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from starlette.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 
-from bracket.config import Environment, config, environment
+from bracket.config import Environment, config, environment, init_sentry
 from bracket.database import database, init_db_when_empty
 from bracket.routes import auth, clubs, matches, players, rounds, teams, tournaments
 
+
+init_sentry()
+
 app = FastAPI(
     title="Bracket API",
     docs_url="/docs",
diff --git a/backend/bracket/config.py b/backend/bracket/config.py
index 7e7e4e84..6c02077e 100644
--- a/backend/bracket/config.py
+++ b/backend/bracket/config.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 from enum import auto
 
+import sentry_sdk
 from pydantic import BaseSettings, PostgresDsn
 
 from bracket.utils.types import EnumAutoStr
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ from bracket.utils.types import EnumAutoStr
 class Environment(EnumAutoStr):
     PRODUCTION = auto()
     DEVELOPMENT = auto()
+    DEMO = auto()
     CI = auto()
 
     def get_env_filepath(self) -> str:
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ class Environment(EnumAutoStr):
             Environment.PRODUCTION: 'prod.env',
             Environment.DEVELOPMENT: 'dev.env',
             Environment.CI: 'ci.env',
+            Environment.DEMO: 'demo.env',
         }[self]
 
     def get_log_level(self) -> int:
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ class Environment(EnumAutoStr):
             Environment.CI: logging.WARNING,
             Environment.DEVELOPMENT: logging.DEBUG,
             Environment.PRODUCTION: logging.INFO,
+            Environment.DEMO: logging.INFO,
         }[self]
 
 
@@ -34,7 +38,17 @@ class Config(BaseSettings):
     cors_origin_regex: str = ''
     admin_email: str | None = None
     admin_password: str | None = None
+    sentry_dsn: str | None = None
 
 
 environment = Environment(os.getenv('ENVIRONMENT', 'DEVELOPMENT'))
 config = Config(_env_file=environment.get_env_filepath())
+
+
+def init_sentry() -> None:
+    if config.sentry_dsn:
+        sentry_sdk.init(
+            dsn=config.sentry_dsn,
+            environment=str(environment.value),
+            with_locals=False,
+        )
diff --git a/backend/precommit.sh b/backend/precommit.sh
index a421d0cd..50bc29f3 100755
--- a/backend/precommit.sh
+++ b/backend/precommit.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ set -evo pipefail
 
 black .
 dmypy run -- --follow-imports=normal --junit-xml= .
-ENVIRONMENT=CI pytest --cov --cov-report=xml .
+SQLALCHEMY_SILENCE_UBER_WARNING=1 ENVIRONMENT=CI pytest --cov --cov-report=xml .
 pylint alembic bracket tests
 isort .