diff --git a/packages/node/src/integrations/manualExpressInstrumentation.ts b/packages/node/src/integrations/manualExpressInstrumentation.ts
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+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
+
+export function instrumentExpressManually(): void {
+  try {
+    const express = require('express');
+    const { instrument } = require('@sentry/integrations/build/cjs/express');
+    if (express && !express.__sentry_instrumented__) {
+      instrument(express);
+      express.__sentry_instrumented__ = true;
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
+      console.warn('Failed to manually instrument Express:', e);
+    }
+  }
+}
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