diff --git a/products/error_tracking/frontend/scenes/ErrorTrackingScene/errorTrackingSceneLogic.ts b/products/error_tracking/frontend/scenes/ErrorTrackingScene/errorTrackingSceneLogic.ts
index 3dd27ade11759..2613677b401b2 100644
--- a/products/error_tracking/frontend/scenes/ErrorTrackingScene/errorTrackingSceneLogic.ts
+++ b/products/error_tracking/frontend/scenes/ErrorTrackingScene/errorTrackingSceneLogic.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export const errorTrackingSceneLogic = kea<errorTrackingSceneLogicType>([
             () => [],
             (): SidePanelSceneContext => ({
                 activity_scope: ActivityScope.ERROR_TRACKING_ISSUE,
+                discussions_disabled: true,
             }),
         ],
     }),