diff --git a/src/common/sentry.ts b/src/common/sentry.ts
index 36435b86c9..da0e749994 100644
--- a/src/common/sentry.ts
+++ b/src/common/sentry.ts
@@ -20,73 +20,58 @@
  */
 
 import { CaptureConsole, Dedupe, Offline } from "@sentry/integrations";
+import * as Sentry from "@sentry/electron";
 import { sentryDsn, isProduction } from "./vars";
 import { UserStore } from "./user-store";
 import logger from "../main/logger";
 
-export let sentryIsInitialized = false;
-
 /**
- * This function bypasses webpack issues.
- *
- * See: https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/electron/#webpack-configuration
+ * "Translate" 'browser' to 'main' as Lens developer more familiar with the term 'main'
  */
-async function requireSentry() {
-  switch (process.type) {
-    case "browser":
-      return import("@sentry/electron/dist/main");
-    case "renderer":
-      return import("@sentry/electron/dist/renderer");
-    default:
-      throw new Error(`Unsupported process type ${process.type}`);
+function mapProcessName(processType: string) {
+  if (processType === "browser") {
+    return "main";
   }
+
+  return processType;
 }
 
 /**
  * Initialize Sentry for the current process so to send errors for debugging.
  */
-export async function SentryInit(): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    const Sentry = await requireSentry();
+export function SentryInit() {
+  const processName = mapProcessName(process.type);
 
-    try {
-      Sentry.init({
-        beforeSend: event => {
-          if (UserStore.getInstance().allowErrorReporting) {
-            return event;
-          }
+  Sentry.init({
+    beforeSend: (event) => {
+      // default to false, in case instance of UserStore is not created (yet)
+      const allowErrorReporting = UserStore.getInstance(false)?.allowErrorReporting ?? false;
 
-          logger.info(`🔒  [SENTRY-BEFORE-SEND-HOOK]: allowErrorReporting: false. Sentry event is caught but not sent to server.`);
-          logger.info("🔒  [SENTRY-BEFORE-SEND-HOOK]: === START OF SENTRY EVENT ===");
-          logger.info(event);
-          logger.info("🔒  [SENTRY-BEFORE-SEND-HOOK]: ===  END OF SENTRY EVENT  ===");
+      if (allowErrorReporting) {
+        return event;
+      }
 
-          // if return null, the event won't be sent
-          // ref https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/issues/2039
-          return null;
-        },
-        dsn: sentryDsn,
-        integrations: [
-          new CaptureConsole({ levels: ["error"] }),
-          new Dedupe(),
-          new Offline()
-        ],
-        initialScope: {
-          tags: {
-            // "translate" browser to 'main' as Lens developer more familiar with the term 'main'
-            "process": process.type === "browser" ? "main" : "renderer"
-          }
-        },
-        environment: isProduction ? "production" : "development",
-      });
+      logger.info(`🔒  [SENTRY-BEFORE-SEND-HOOK]: allowErrorReporting: ${allowErrorReporting}. Sentry event is caught but not sent to server.`);
+      logger.info("🔒  [SENTRY-BEFORE-SEND-HOOK]: === START OF SENTRY EVENT ===");
+      logger.info(event);
+      logger.info("🔒  [SENTRY-BEFORE-SEND-HOOK]: ===  END OF SENTRY EVENT  ===");
 
-      sentryIsInitialized = true;
+      // if return null, the event won't be sent
+      // ref https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/issues/2039
+      return null;
+    },
+    dsn: sentryDsn,
+    integrations: [
+      new CaptureConsole({ levels: ["error"] }),
+      new Dedupe(),
+      new Offline()
+    ],
+    initialScope: {
+      tags: {
 
-      logger.info(`✔️  [SENTRY-INIT]: Sentry for ${process.type} is initialized.`);
-    } catch (error) {
-      logger.warn(`⚠️  [SENTRY-INIT]: Sentry.init() error: ${error?.message ?? error}.`);
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    logger.warn(`⚠️  [SENTRY-INIT]: Error loading Sentry module ${error?.message ?? error}.`);
-  }
+        "process": processName
+      }
+    },
+    environment: isProduction ? "production" : "development",
+  });
 }
diff --git a/src/common/vars.ts b/src/common/vars.ts
index 74dcb0abf3..0dea82cab6 100644
--- a/src/common/vars.ts
+++ b/src/common/vars.ts
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ export const supportUrl = "https://docs.k8slens.dev/latest/support/" as string;
 export const appSemVer = new SemVer(packageInfo.version);
 export const docsUrl = "https://docs.k8slens.dev/main/" as string;
 
-export const sentryDsn = packageInfo.config?.sentryDsn;
+export const sentryDsn = packageInfo.config?.sentryDsn ?? "";
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index 20e1c8d19c..91a9b7c68a 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ import { ExtensionsStore } from "../extensions/extensions-store";
 import { FilesystemProvisionerStore } from "./extension-filesystem";
 import { SentryInit } from "../common/sentry";
 
+// This has to be called before start using winton-based logger
+// For example, before any logger.log 
+SentryInit();
+
 const workingDir = path.join(app.getPath("appData"), appName);
 const cleanup = disposer();
 
@@ -141,12 +145,6 @@ app.on("ready", async () => {
 
   UserStore.createInstance().startMainReactions();
 
-  /**
-   * There is no point setting up sentry before UserStore is initialized as
-   * `allowErrorReporting` will always be falsy.
-   */
-  await SentryInit();
-
   ClusterStore.createInstance().provideInitialFromMain();
   HotbarStore.createInstance();
   ExtensionsStore.createInstance();
diff --git a/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx b/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx
index 21dbca9c1a..cde700e2b5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx
@@ -87,11 +87,7 @@ export async function bootstrap(App: AppComponent) {
 
   UserStore.createInstance();
 
-  /**
-   * There is no point setting up sentry before UserStore is initialized as
-   * `allowErrorReporting` will always be falsy.
-   */
-  await SentryInit();
+  SentryInit();
 
   await ClusterStore.createInstance().loadInitialOnRenderer();
   HotbarStore.createInstance();
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/preferences.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/preferences.tsx
index 285c9b2c75..6e9ae5f210 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/preferences.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/preferences.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import { FormSwitch, Switcher } from "../switch";
 import { KubeconfigSyncs } from "./kubeconfig-syncs";
 import { SettingLayout } from "../layout/setting-layout";
 import { Checkbox } from "../checkbox";
-import { sentryIsInitialized } from "../../../common/sentry";
+import { sentryDsn } from "../../../common/vars";
 
 enum Pages {
   Application = "application",
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export class Preferences extends React.Component {
           <section id="telemetry">
             <h2 data-testid="telemetry-header">Telemetry</h2>
             {telemetryExtensions.map(this.renderExtension)}
-            {sentryIsInitialized ? (
+            {sentryDsn ? (
               <React.Fragment key='sentry'>
                 <section id='sentry' className="small">
                   <SubTitle title='Automatic Error Reporting' />