diff --git a/apps/omg_child_chain/lib/omg_child_chain/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex b/apps/omg_child_chain/lib/omg_child_chain/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
index ec187136c2..a653df57f3 100644
--- a/apps/omg_child_chain/lib/omg_child_chain/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
+++ b/apps/omg_child_chain/lib/omg_child_chain/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ defmodule OMG.ChildChain.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer do
     config = Keyword.put(config, :disabled?, get_dd_disabled())
     config = Keyword.put(config, :env, get_app_env())
 
-    :ok = Application.put_env(:statix, :tags, ["application:child_chain", "app_env:#{get_app_env()}"], persistent: true)
-
     :ok = Application.put_env(@app, OMG.ChildChain.Tracer, config, persistent: true)
   end
 
diff --git a/apps/omg_child_chain_rpc/lib/omg_child_chain_rpc/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex b/apps/omg_child_chain_rpc/lib/omg_child_chain_rpc/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
index 4e4139d30d..5a82adf360 100644
--- a/apps/omg_child_chain_rpc/lib/omg_child_chain_rpc/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
+++ b/apps/omg_child_chain_rpc/lib/omg_child_chain_rpc/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ defmodule OMG.ChildChainRPC.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer do
     config = Keyword.put(config, :disabled?, get_dd_disabled())
     config = Keyword.put(config, :env, get_app_env())
 
-    :ok = Application.put_env(:statix, :tags, ["application:child_chain", "app_env:#{get_app_env()}"], persistent: true)
-
     :ok = Application.put_env(@app, OMG.ChildChainRPC.Tracer, config, persistent: true)
     :ok = Application.put_env(:spandex_phoenix, :tracer, OMG.ChildChainRPC.Tracer, persistent: true)
   end
diff --git a/apps/omg_status/lib/omg_status/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex b/apps/omg_status/lib/omg_status/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
index 2fc877ffec..22fe58ef1c 100644
--- a/apps/omg_status/lib/omg_status/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
+++ b/apps/omg_status/lib/omg_status/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer do
   @app :omg_status
 
   @impl Provider
-  def init(_args) do
+  def init(args) do
     _ = Application.ensure_all_started(:logger)
     config = Application.get_env(:omg_status, Tracer)
     config = Keyword.put(config, :disabled?, get_dd_disabled())
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer do
     # statix setup
     :ok = Application.put_env(:statix, :host, get_dd_hostname(Application.get_env(:statix, :host)), persistent: true)
     :ok = Application.put_env(:statix, :port, get_dd_port(Application.get_env(:statix, :port)), persistent: true)
+    release = Keyword.get(args, :release)
+    tags = ["application:#{release}", "app_env:#{get_app_env()}", "hostname:#{get_hostname()}"]
+    :ok = Application.put_env(:statix, :tags, tags, persistent: true)
     # spandex_datadog setup
 
     :ok =
@@ -46,6 +49,13 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer do
     :ok = Application.put_env(:spandex_datadog, :sync_threshold, get_sync_threshold(), persistent: true)
   end
 
+  defp get_hostname() do
+    hostname = validate_hostname(get_env("HOSTNAME"))
+
+    _ = Logger.info("CONFIGURATION: App: #{@app} Key: HOSTNAME Value: #{inspect(hostname)}.")
+    hostname
+  end
+
   defp get_dd_disabled() do
     dd_disabled? =
       validate_bool(
@@ -88,6 +98,9 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer do
     batch_size
   end
 
+  defp validate_hostname(value) when is_binary(value), do: value
+  defp validate_hostname(_), do: exit("HOSTNAME is not set correctly.")
+
   def get_sync_threshold() do
     sync_threshold =
       validate_integer(
diff --git a/apps/omg_status/test/omg_status/release_tasks/set_tracer_test.exs b/apps/omg_status/test/omg_status/release_tasks/set_tracer_test.exs
index 92a7f52712..36bc8e43c6 100644
--- a/apps/omg_status/test/omg_status/release_tasks/set_tracer_test.exs
+++ b/apps/omg_status/test/omg_status/release_tasks/set_tracer_test.exs
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
       # it got fiddled before
       :ok = Application.put_env(@app, Tracer, @configuration_old, persistent: true)
       :ok = Application.put_env(@app, :spandex_datadog, @configuration_old_spandex_datadog, persistent: true)
+      :ok = System.delete_env("HOSTNAME")
+      :ok = System.delete_env("DD_DISABLED")
+      :ok = System.delete_env("APP_ENV")
+      :ok = System.delete_env("DD_PORT")
+      :ok = System.delete_env("DD_HOSTNAME")
+      :ok = System.delete_env("DD_APM_PORT")
+      :ok = System.delete_env("BATCH_SIZE")
+      :ok = System.delete_env("SYNC_THRESHOLD")
     end)
 
     :ok
@@ -39,6 +47,7 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
   test "if environment variables get applied in the configuration" do
     :ok = System.put_env("DD_DISABLED", "TRUE")
     :ok = System.put_env("APP_ENV", "YOLO")
+    :ok = System.put_env("HOSTNAME", "this is my tracer test 3")
     :ok = SetTracer.init([])
     configuration = Application.get_env(@app, Tracer)
     disabled_updated = configuration[:disabled?]
@@ -56,6 +65,7 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
     :ok = Application.put_env(@app, Tracer, @configuration_old, persistent: true)
     :ok = System.delete_env("DD_DISABLED")
     :ok = System.delete_env("APP_ENV")
+    :ok = System.put_env("HOSTNAME", "this is my tracer test 3")
     :ok = SetTracer.init([])
     configuration = Application.get_env(@app, Tracer)
     sorted_configuration = Enum.sort(configuration)
@@ -65,7 +75,9 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
   test "if environment variables get applied in the statix configuration" do
     :ok = System.put_env("DD_HOSTNAME", "cluster")
     :ok = System.put_env("DD_PORT", "1919")
-    :ok = SetTracer.init([])
+    :ok = System.put_env("HOSTNAME", "this is my tracer test 1")
+    :ok = System.put_env("APP_ENV", "test 1")
+    :ok = SetTracer.init(release: :test_case_1)
     configuration = Enum.sort(Application.get_all_env(:statix))
     host = configuration[:host]
     port = configuration[:port]
@@ -76,7 +88,7 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
              @configuration_old_statix
              |> Keyword.put(:host, "cluster")
              |> Keyword.put(:port, 1919)
-             |> Keyword.put(:tags, nil)
+             |> Keyword.put(:tags, ["application:test_case_1", "app_env:test 1", "hostname:this is my tracer test 1"])
              |> Enum.sort()
   end
 
@@ -88,11 +100,13 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
 
     :ok = System.delete_env("DD_HOSTNAME")
     :ok = System.delete_env("DD_PORT")
-    :ok = SetTracer.init([])
+    :ok = System.put_env("HOSTNAME", "this is my tracer test 2")
+    :ok = System.put_env("APP_ENV", "test 2")
+    :ok = SetTracer.init(release: :test_case_2)
     configuration = Application.get_all_env(:statix)
     sorted_configuration = Enum.sort(configuration)
-
-    assert sorted_configuration == @configuration_old_statix |> Keyword.put(:tags, nil) |> Enum.sort()
+    expected_tags = ["application:test_case_2", "app_env:test 2", "hostname:this is my tracer test 2"]
+    assert sorted_configuration == @configuration_old_statix |> Keyword.put(:tags, expected_tags) |> Enum.sort()
   end
 
   test "if environment variables get applied in the spandex_datadog configuration" do
@@ -100,6 +114,7 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
     :ok = System.put_env("DD_APM_PORT", "1919")
     :ok = System.put_env("BATCH_SIZE", "7000")
     :ok = System.put_env("SYNC_THRESHOLD", "900")
+    :ok = System.put_env("HOSTNAME", "this is my tracer test 4")
     :ok = SetTracer.init([])
     configuration = Enum.sort(Application.get_all_env(:spandex_datadog))
     host = configuration[:host]
@@ -130,6 +145,7 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
     :ok = System.delete_env("DD_APM_PORT")
     :ok = System.delete_env("BATCH_SIZE")
     :ok = System.delete_env("SYNC_THRESHOLD")
+    :ok = System.put_env("HOSTNAME", "this is my tracer test 5")
     :ok = SetTracer.init([])
     configuration = Application.get_all_env(:spandex_datadog)
     sorted_configuration = Enum.sort(configuration)
@@ -142,4 +158,18 @@ defmodule OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
     catch_exit(SetTracer.init([]))
     :ok = System.delete_env("DD_DISABLED")
   end
+
+  test "if environment variables get applied in the statix tags configuration" do
+    :ok = System.put_env("HOSTNAME", "this is my tracer test")
+    :ok = System.put_env("APP_ENV", "YOLO")
+    :ok = SetTracer.init([])
+    assert Enum.member?(Application.get_env(:statix, :tags), "hostname:this is my tracer test")
+  end
+
+  test "if exit is thrown when faulty configuration for hostname is used" do
+    :ok = System.put_env("DD_DISABLED", "TRUE")
+    :ok = System.put_env("APP_ENV", "YOLO")
+    assert catch_exit(SetTracer.init([])) == "HOSTNAME is not set correctly."
+    :ok = System.delete_env("DD_DISABLED")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/apps/omg_utils/test/omg_utils/http_rpc/response_test.exs b/apps/omg_utils/test/omg_utils/http_rpc/response_test.exs
index 9cd172f286..a9fb0cf7dd 100644
--- a/apps/omg_utils/test/omg_utils/http_rpc/response_test.exs
+++ b/apps/omg_utils/test/omg_utils/http_rpc/response_test.exs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ defmodule OMG.Utils.HttpRPC.ResponseTest do
     txbytes: nil,
     txhash: nil,
     txindex: nil,
-    metadata: nil,
     txtype: nil,
     metadata: nil,
     inserted_at: nil,
diff --git a/apps/omg_watcher/lib/omg_watcher/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex b/apps/omg_watcher/lib/omg_watcher/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
index 40d4f12747..e4dd25276f 100644
--- a/apps/omg_watcher/lib/omg_watcher/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
+++ b/apps/omg_watcher/lib/omg_watcher/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ defmodule OMG.Watcher.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer do
     config = Keyword.put(config, :disabled?, get_dd_disabled())
     config = Keyword.put(config, :env, get_app_env())
 
-    :ok = Application.put_env(:statix, :tags, ["application:watcher", "app_env:#{get_app_env()}"], persistent: true)
-
     :ok = Application.put_env(@app, OMG.Watcher.Tracer, config, persistent: true)
   end
 
diff --git a/apps/omg_watcher/test/omg_watcher/release_tasks/set_tracer_test.exs b/apps/omg_watcher/test/omg_watcher/release_tasks/set_tracer_test.exs
index dd358528cb..51fc93976c 100644
--- a/apps/omg_watcher/test/omg_watcher/release_tasks/set_tracer_test.exs
+++ b/apps/omg_watcher/test/omg_watcher/release_tasks/set_tracer_test.exs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ defmodule OMG.Watcher.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
   test "if environment variables get applied in the configuration" do
     :ok = System.put_env("DD_DISABLED", "TRUE")
     :ok = System.put_env("APP_ENV", "YOLO")
+    :ok = System.put_env("HOSTNAME", "this is my tracer test 1")
     :ok = SetTracer.init([])
     configuration = Application.get_env(@app, Tracer)
     disabled_updated = configuration[:disabled?]
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ defmodule OMG.Watcher.ReleaseTasks.SetTracerTest do
 
   test "if default configuration is used when there's no environment variables" do
     :ok = System.delete_env("DD_DISABLED")
+    :ok = System.put_env("HOSTNAME", "this is my tracer test2")
     :ok = System.put_env("APP_ENV", "YOLO")
     :ok = SetTracer.init([])
     configuration = Application.get_env(@app, Tracer)
diff --git a/apps/omg_watcher_info/lib/omg_watcher_info/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex b/apps/omg_watcher_info/lib/omg_watcher_info/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
index 672d001f73..d02e6d9954 100644
--- a/apps/omg_watcher_info/lib/omg_watcher_info/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
+++ b/apps/omg_watcher_info/lib/omg_watcher_info/release_tasks/set_tracer.ex
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ defmodule OMG.WatcherInfo.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer do
     config = Keyword.put(config, :disabled?, get_dd_disabled())
     config = Keyword.put(config, :env, get_app_env())
 
-    :ok =
-      Application.put_env(:statix, :tags, ["application:watcher_info", "app_env:#{get_app_env()}"], persistent: true)
-
     :ok = Application.put_env(@app, OMG.WatcherInfo.Tracer, config, persistent: true)
   end
 
diff --git a/rel/config.exs b/rel/config.exs
index 335b0524ab..78c22d3e79 100644
--- a/rel/config.exs
+++ b/rel/config.exs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ release :watcher do
       {OMG.WatcherRPC.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer, []},
       {OMG.WatcherRPC.ReleaseTasks.SetApiMode, :watcher},
       {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetSentry, []},
-      {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer, []},
+      {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer, [release: :watcher]},
       {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetApplication,
        [release: :watcher, current_version: current_version(:omg_child_chain) <> "+" <> sha]},
       {OMG.Watcher.ReleaseTasks.SetChildChain, []},
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ release :watcher_info do
       {OMG.WatcherRPC.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer, []},
       {OMG.WatcherRPC.ReleaseTasks.SetApiMode, :watcher_info},
       {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetSentry, []},
-      {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer, []},
+      {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer, [release: :watcher_info]},
       {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetApplication,
        [release: :watcher_info, current_version: current_version(:omg_child_chain) <> "+" <> sha]},
       {OMG.Watcher.ReleaseTasks.SetChildChain, []},
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ release :child_chain do
       {OMG.ChildChainRPC.ReleaseTasks.SetEndpoint, []},
       {OMG.ChildChainRPC.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer, []},
       {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetSentry, []},
-      {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer, []},
+      {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetTracer, [release: :child_chain]},
       {OMG.Status.ReleaseTasks.SetApplication,
        [release: :child_chain, current_version: current_version(:omg_child_chain) <> "+" <> sha]}
     ]