diff --git a/lib/config/types.go b/lib/config/types.go
index 59fe936fa..d9247b22f 100644
--- a/lib/config/types.go
+++ b/lib/config/types.go
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ type SharedDestinationSettings struct {
 	TruncateExceededValues bool `yaml:"truncateExceededValues"`
 }
 
+type Reporting struct {
+	Sentry            *Sentry `yaml:"sentry"`
+	EmitExecutionTime bool    `yaml:"emitExecutionTime"`
+}
+
 type Config struct {
 	Mode   Mode                      `yaml:"mode"`
 	Output constants.DestinationKind `yaml:"outputSource"`
@@ -63,12 +68,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	S3        *S3Settings `yaml:"s3,omitempty"`
 
 	SharedDestinationSettings SharedDestinationSettings `yaml:"sharedDestinationSettings"`
-
-	Reporting struct {
-		Sentry *Sentry `yaml:"sentry"`
-	}
-
-	Telemetry struct {
+	Reporting                 Reporting                 `yaml:"reporting"`
+	Telemetry                 struct {
 		Metrics struct {
 			Provider constants.ExporterKind `yaml:"provider"`
 			Settings map[string]any         `yaml:"settings,omitempty"`
diff --git a/processes/consumer/process.go b/processes/consumer/process.go
index 731834fb8..91d4ed2b1 100644
--- a/processes/consumer/process.go
+++ b/processes/consumer/process.go
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ func (p processArgs) process(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, inMemDB *mo
 	}
 
 	// Emit execution time lag for non-skipped events.
-	evt.EmitExecutionTimeLag(metricsClient)
+	if cfg.Reporting.EmitExecutionTime {
+		evt.EmitExecutionTimeLag(metricsClient)
+	}
+
 	shouldFlush, flushReason, err := evt.Save(cfg, inMemDB, topicConfig.tc, p.Msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		tags["what"] = "save_fail"