diff --git a/src/utils/db/db.ts b/src/utils/db/db.ts
index 5da5d4c2..4e7ac923 100644
--- a/src/utils/db/db.ts
+++ b/src/utils/db/db.ts
@@ -632,15 +632,10 @@ export class DB {
         distinctId: string
     ): Promise<ProducerRecord | void> {
         const insertResult = await client.query(
-            'INSERT INTO posthog_persondistinctid (distinct_id, person_id, team_id) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING RETURNING *',
+            'INSERT INTO posthog_persondistinctid (distinct_id, person_id, team_id) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) RETURNING *',
             [distinctId, person.id, person.team_id]
         )
 
-        // some other thread already added this ID
-        if (insertResult.rows.length === 0) {
-            return
-        }
-
         const personDistinctIdCreated = insertResult.rows[0] as PersonDistinctId
         if (this.kafkaProducer) {
             return {
diff --git a/src/worker/ingestion/process-event.ts b/src/worker/ingestion/process-event.ts
index 4ad7a837..d1dab8e5 100644
--- a/src/worker/ingestion/process-event.ts
+++ b/src/worker/ingestion/process-event.ts
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ export class EventsProcessor {
             try {
                 await this.db.addDistinctId(oldPerson, distinctId)
                 // Catch race case when somebody already added this distinct_id between .get and .addDistinctId
-            } catch (error) {
-                Sentry.captureException(error)
+            } catch {
                 // integrity error
                 if (retryIfFailed) {
                     // run everything again to merge the users if needed
@@ -328,8 +327,7 @@ export class EventsProcessor {
             try {
                 await this.db.addDistinctId(newPerson, previousDistinctId)
                 // Catch race case when somebody already added this distinct_id between .get and .addDistinctId
-            } catch (error) {
-                Sentry.captureException(error)
+            } catch {
                 // integrity error
                 if (retryIfFailed) {
                     // run everything again to merge the users if needed
@@ -345,8 +343,7 @@ export class EventsProcessor {
                     distinctId,
                     previousDistinctId,
                 ])
-            } catch (error) {
-                Sentry.captureException(error)
+            } catch {
                 // Catch race condition where in between getting and creating,
                 // another request already created this person
                 if (retryIfFailed) {