diff --git a/newrelic.cjs b/newrelic.cjs
index 71e19a84..f07a862a 100644
--- a/newrelic.cjs
+++ b/newrelic.cjs
@@ -16,12 +16,21 @@ exports.config = {
 	distributed_tracing: {
 		enabled: true,
 	},
+	span_events: {
+		max_samples_stored: 100,
+	},
 	transaction_events: {
 		max_samples_stored: 100,
 		attributes: {
 			enabled: false,
 		},
 	},
+	rules: {
+		ignore: [
+			'^/socket.io/.*/xhr-polling/', // default item
+			'^/health',
+		],
+	},
 	allow_all_headers: true,
 	attributes: {
 		exclude: [