diff --git a/swh/core/sentry.py b/swh/core/sentry.py
--- a/swh/core/sentry.py
+++ b/swh/core/sentry.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import os
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
 import pkg_resources
 
@@ -17,11 +18,42 @@
         return None
 
 
-def init_sentry(sentry_dsn, *, debug=None, integrations=[], extra_kwargs={}):
+def init_sentry(
+    sentry_dsn: str,
+    *,
+    debug: Optional[bool] = None,
+    integrations: Optional[List] = None,
+    disable_logging_integration: Optional[bool] = None,
+    extra_kwargs: Optional[Dict] = None,
+):
+    """Configure the sentry integration
+
+    Args:
+      sentry_dsn: sentry DSN; where sentry report will be sent.
+      debug: turns sentry SDK debug mode.
+      integrations: list of dedicated sentry integrations object.
+      disable_logging_integration: if set, disable the automatic report se
+      extra_kwargs: dict of additional parameters passed to sentry_sdk.init()
+
+    """
+    if integrations is None:
+        integrations = []
+    if extra_kwargs is None:
+        extra_kwargs = {}
+
     if debug is None:
         debug = bool(os.environ.get("SWH_SENTRY_DEBUG"))
-    sentry_dsn = sentry_dsn or os.environ.get("SWH_SENTRY_DSN")
+    sentry_dsn = sentry_dsn or os.environ.get("SWH_SENTRY_DSN", "")
     environment = os.environ.get("SWH_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT")
+    if disable_logging_integration is None:
+        disable_logging_integration = os.environ.get(
+            "SWH_SENTRY_DISABLE_LOGGING_INTEGRATION", "false"
+        ).lower() in ("t", "true", "y", "yes", "1")
+
+    if disable_logging_integration:
+        from sentry_sdk.integrations.logging import LoggingIntegration
+
+        integrations.append(LoggingIntegration(event_level=None))
 
     if sentry_dsn:
         import sentry_sdk
diff --git a/swh/core/tests/test_sentry.py b/swh/core/tests/test_sentry.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/core/tests/test_sentry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+import logging
+
+from sentry_sdk import capture_message
+
+from swh.core.sentry import init_sentry
+
+
+def test_sentry():
+    reports = []
+    init_sentry("http://example.org", extra_kwargs={"transport": reports.append})
+
+    capture_message("Something went wrong")
+    logging.error("Stupid error")
+
+    assert len(reports) == 2
+    assert reports[0]["message"] == "Something went wrong"
+    assert reports[1]["logentry"]["message"] == "Stupid error"
+
+
+def test_sentry_no_logging():
+    reports = []
+    init_sentry(
+        "http://example.org",
+        disable_logging_integration=True,
+        extra_kwargs={"transport": reports.append},
+    )
+
+    capture_message("Something went wrong")
+    logging.error("Stupid error")
+
+    assert len(reports) == 1
+    assert reports[0]["message"] == "Something went wrong"
+
+
+def test_sentry_no_logging_from_venv(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SWH_SENTRY_DISABLE_LOGGING_INTEGRATION", "True")
+
+    reports = []
+    init_sentry(
+        "http://example.org", extra_kwargs={"transport": reports.append},
+    )
+
+    capture_message("Something went wrong")
+    logging.error("Stupid error")
+
+    assert len(reports) == 1
+    assert reports[0]["message"] == "Something went wrong"
+
+
+def test_sentry_logging_from_venv(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SWH_SENTRY_DISABLE_LOGGING_INTEGRATION", "false")
+
+    reports = []
+    init_sentry(
+        "http://example.org", extra_kwargs={"transport": reports.append},
+    )
+
+    capture_message("Something went wrong")
+    logging.error("Stupid error")
+
+    assert len(reports) == 2