diff --git a/config/settings/base.py b/config/settings/base.py
index 52f8ae3c75..1b95453f33 100644
--- a/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/config/settings/base.py
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@
     },
 }
 
+DJANGO_DATADOG_LOGGER_EXTRA_INCLUDE = r"django_datadog_logger\.middleware\.request_log"
+
 AUTH_USER_MODEL = "users.User"
 
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (