diff --git a/tomograph/config.py b/tomograph/config.py
index 32eccf8..c261d51 100644
--- a/tomograph/config.py
+++ b/tomograph/config.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ zipkin_debug_scribe_sender=False
 
 debug = False
 db_tracing_enabled = True
-db_trace_as_spans = True
+db_trace_as_spans = False
 
 def set_backends(backends):
     """