diff --git a/api/api/utils/check_dead_links/__init__.py b/api/api/utils/check_dead_links/__init__.py
index f9abc9de4a..ef602d5b69 100644
--- a/api/api/utils/check_dead_links/__init__.py
+++ b/api/api/utils/check_dead_links/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
-
+head_logger = structlog.get_logger(f"{__name__}._head")
 
 CACHE_PREFIX = "valid:"
 HEADERS = {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ async def _head(
         status = response.status
     except (aiohttp.ClientError, asyncio.TimeoutError) as exception:
         if not isinstance(exception, asyncio.TimeoutError):
-            logger.error("dead_link_validation_error", e=exception)
+            head_logger.error("dead_link_validation_error", e=exception)
             status = _ERROR_STATUS
         else:
             status = _TIMEOUT_STATUS
diff --git a/api/conf/settings/sentry.py b/api/conf/settings/sentry.py
index 6413078610..428eb6dee3 100644
--- a/api/conf/settings/sentry.py
+++ b/api/conf/settings/sentry.py
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@
     # code, which can be registered by Sentry and obscure the underlying reason
     # why 5xx response was returned in the first place.
     ignore_logger("django_structlog.middlewares.request")
+    # These errors can occur in large volumes and so we don't want them to fill
+    # up in Sentry and overwhelm us with Slack notifications.
+    ignore_logger("api.utils.check_dead_links._head")