diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 1881f171..22401cdf 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ func setupNewrelic() {
 	if Config.NewRelicEnabled {
 		nCfg := newrelic.NewConfig(Config.NewRelicAppName, Config.NewRelicKey)
 		nCfg.Enabled = true
+		// These two cannot be enabled at the same time and cross application is enabled by default
+		nCfg.DistributedTracer.Enabled = Config.NewRelicDistributedTracingEnabled
+		nCfg.CrossApplicationTracer.Enabled = !Config.NewRelicDistributedTracingEnabled
 		app, err := newrelic.NewApplication(nCfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unable to initialize newrelic. %s", err))
diff --git a/pkg/config/env.go b/pkg/config/env.go
index ba10dde1..b3bfed4b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/env.go
+++ b/pkg/config/env.go
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ var Config = struct {
 	SentryDSN     string `env:"FLAGR_SENTRY_DSN" envDefault:""`
 
 	// NewRelicEnabled - enable the NewRelic monitoring for all the endpoints and DB operations
-	NewRelicEnabled bool   `env:"FLAGR_NEWRELIC_ENABLED" envDefault:"false"`
-	NewRelicAppName string `env:"FLAGR_NEWRELIC_NAME" envDefault:"flagr"`
-	NewRelicKey     string `env:"FLAGR_NEWRELIC_KEY" envDefault:""`
+	NewRelicEnabled                   bool   `env:"FLAGR_NEWRELIC_ENABLED" envDefault:"false"`
+	NewRelicDistributedTracingEnabled bool   `env:"FLAGR_NEWRELIC_DISTRIBUTED_TRACING_ENABLED" envDefault:"false"`
+	NewRelicAppName                   string `env:"FLAGR_NEWRELIC_NAME" envDefault:"flagr"`
+	NewRelicKey                       string `env:"FLAGR_NEWRELIC_KEY" envDefault:""`
 
 	// StatsdEnabled - enable statsd metrics for all the endpoints and DB operations
 	StatsdEnabled        bool   `env:"FLAGR_STATSD_ENABLED" envDefault:"false"`