diff --git a/lib/pangea/models/representation_content_model.dart b/lib/pangea/models/representation_content_model.dart
index dc81f191e8..c4ff52fe75 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/models/representation_content_model.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/models/representation_content_model.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/constants/language_keys.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/models/speech_to_text_models.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/utils/error_handler.dart';
 import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
+import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 
 /// this class is contained within a [RepresentationEvent]
 /// this event is the child of a [EventTypes.Message]
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ class PangeaRepresentation {
         e: Exception("Language code cannot be 'unk'"),
         s: StackTrace.current,
         data: {"rep_content": json},
+        level: SentryLevel.warning,
       );
     }
     return PangeaRepresentation(
diff --git a/lib/pangea/utils/error_handler.dart b/lib/pangea/utils/error_handler.dart
index b75efb74cc..d66c29186c 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/utils/error_handler.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/utils/error_handler.dart
@@ -12,25 +12,6 @@ class ErrorHandler {
   ErrorHandler();
 
   static Future<void> initialize() async {
-    FutureOr<void> Function(Scope)? withScope(
-      Scope scope,
-      FlutterErrorDetails details,
-    ) {
-      // if (details.exception is http.Response) {
-      //   final res = details.exception as http.Response;
-      //   scope.addBreadcrumb(
-      //     Breadcrumb.http(
-      //       url: res.request?.url ?? Uri(path: "not available"),
-      //       method: "where does method go?",
-      //       statusCode: res.statusCode,
-      //     ),
-      //   );
-      // } else {
-      //   debugPrint("not an http exception ${details.exception.toString()}");
-      // }
-      return null;
-    }
-
     await SentryFlutter.init(
       (options) {
         options.dsn = Environment.sentryDsn;
@@ -41,10 +22,6 @@ class ErrorHandler {
             : Environment.isStaging
                 ? "staging"
                 : "productionC";
-        // options.beforeSend = (event, {hint}) {
-        //   debugger(when: kDebugMode);
-        //   return null;
-        // };
       },
     );
 
@@ -54,7 +31,6 @@ class ErrorHandler {
         Sentry.captureException(
           details.exception,
           stackTrace: details.stack ?? StackTrace.current,
-          withScope: (scope) => withScope(scope, details),
         );
       }
     };
@@ -70,6 +46,7 @@ class ErrorHandler {
     StackTrace? s,
     String? m,
     Map<String, dynamic>? data,
+    SentryLevel level = SentryLevel.error,
   }) async {
     if (m != null) debugPrint("error message: $m");
     if ((e ?? m) != null) debugPrint("error to string: ${e?.toString() ?? m}");
@@ -77,19 +54,13 @@ class ErrorHandler {
       Sentry.addBreadcrumb(Breadcrumb.fromJson(data));
       debugPrint(data.toString());
     }
-    FlutterError.reportError(
-      FlutterErrorDetails(
-        exception: e ?? Exception(m ?? "no message supplied"),
-        stack: s,
-        library: 'Pangea',
-        context: ErrorSummary(e?.toString() ?? "error not defined"),
-        stackFilter: (input) => input.where(
-          (e) => !(e.contains("org-dartlang-sdk") ||
-              e.contains("future_impl") ||
-              e.contains("microtask") ||
-              e.contains("async_patch")),
-        ),
-      ),
+
+    Sentry.captureException(
+      e ?? Exception(m ?? "no message supplied"),
+      stackTrace: s ?? StackTrace.current,
+      withScope: (scope) {
+        scope.level = level;
+      },
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index fbb9c0d7bd..3a60f60a82 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ dependencies:
   material_symbols_icons: ^4.2741.0
   open_file: ^3.3.2
   purchases_flutter: ^6.26.0
-  sentry_flutter: ^7.19.0
+  sentry_flutter: ^8.2.0
   shimmer: ^3.0.0
   syncfusion_flutter_xlsio: ^25.1.40
   # Pangea#