diff --git a/lib/page.js b/lib/page.js
index 22e218e..7f2a51b 100644
--- a/lib/page.js
+++ b/lib/page.js
@@ -189,13 +189,15 @@ var Page = function( page_path, options ){
             if (status == 404) {
               server.logger.log(page.route + ' [' + resource.name + '] ' + error, 3);
             } else {
-              server.logger.log(page.route + ' [' + resource.name + '] ' + error, resource.options.optional ? 1 : 0);
-              page.logToSentry(error, {
-                error:    err,
-                resource: {name: resource.name, url: resource.resource.url},
-                response: resource_response ? {status: resource_response.status, body: resource_response.data} : null,
-                context:  _.omit(context, 'resources')
-              });
+              server.logger.log(page.route + ' [' + resource.name + '] ' + error, is_optional ? 1 : 0);
+              if (!is_optional) {
+                page.logToSentry(error, {
+                  error:    err,
+                  resource: {name: resource.name, url: resource.resource.url},
+                  response: resource_response ? {status: resource_response.status, body: resource_response.data} : null,
+                  context:  _.omit(context, 'resources')
+                });
+              }
             }
 
             err = {status: status, error: error, message: err, resource: resource.name};