diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails.rb
index a5b895e02..14c8e1b80 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 require "rails"
 require "sentry-ruby"
 require "sentry/integrable"
+require "sentry/rails/tracing"
 require "sentry/rails/configuration"
 require "sentry/rails/engine"
 require "sentry/rails/railtie"
-require "sentry/rails/tracing"
 
 module Sentry
   module Rails
diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/instrument_payload_cleanup_helper.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/instrument_payload_cleanup_helper.rb
index c4ce8833b..343d2d41c 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/instrument_payload_cleanup_helper.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/instrument_payload_cleanup_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Sentry
   module Rails
     module InstrumentPayloadCleanupHelper
-      IGNORED_DATA_TYPES = [:request, :response, :headers, :exception, :exception_object]
+      IGNORED_DATA_TYPES = [:request, :response, :headers, :exception, :exception_object, Tracing::START_TIMESTAMP_NAME]
 
       def cleanup_data(data)
         IGNORED_DATA_TYPES.each do |key|
diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing.rb
index c1df3a113..e4bf52b7a 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module Sentry
   module Rails
     module Tracing
+      START_TIMESTAMP_NAME = :sentry_start_timestamp
+
       def self.register_subscribers(subscribers)
         @subscribers = subscribers
       end
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ def self.patch_active_support_notifications
           def instrument(name, payload = {}, &block)
             is_public_event = name[0] != "!"
 
-            payload[:start_timestamp] = Time.now.utc.to_f if is_public_event
+            payload[START_TIMESTAMP_NAME] = Time.now.utc.to_f if is_public_event
 
             super(name, payload, &block)
           end
diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/action_controller_subscriber.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/action_controller_subscriber.rb
index 31b3e0b74..3d69a0ac3 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/action_controller_subscriber.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/action_controller_subscriber.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def self.subscribe!
 
             record_on_current_span(
               op: event_name,
-              start_timestamp: payload[:start_timestamp],
+              start_timestamp: payload[START_TIMESTAMP_NAME],
               description: "#{controller}##{action}",
               duration: duration
             ) do |span|
diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/action_view_subscriber.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/action_view_subscriber.rb
index 1a31e3e37..5c0c429a2 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/action_view_subscriber.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/action_view_subscriber.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ActionViewSubscriber < AbstractSubscriber
 
         def self.subscribe!
           subscribe_to_event(EVENT_NAME) do |event_name, duration, payload|
-            record_on_current_span(op: event_name, start_timestamp: payload[:start_timestamp], description: payload[:identifier], duration: duration)
+            record_on_current_span(op: event_name, start_timestamp: payload[START_TIMESTAMP_NAME], description: payload[:identifier], duration: duration)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/active_record_subscriber.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/active_record_subscriber.rb
index d4486266b..262991736 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/active_record_subscriber.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/tracing/active_record_subscriber.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def self.subscribe!
           subscribe_to_event(EVENT_NAME) do |event_name, duration, payload|
             next if EXCLUDED_EVENTS.include? payload[:name]
 
-            record_on_current_span(op: event_name, start_timestamp: payload[:start_timestamp], description: payload[:sql], duration: duration) do |span|
+            record_on_current_span(op: event_name, start_timestamp: payload[START_TIMESTAMP_NAME], description: payload[:sql], duration: duration) do |span|
               span.set_data(:connection_id, payload[:connection_id])
             end
           end