diff --git a/protractor-shared.js b/protractor-shared.js
index 6686cc4d49..37e5598751 100644
--- a/protractor-shared.js
+++ b/protractor-shared.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var browsers = argv['browsers'].split(',');
 var CHROME_OPTIONS = {
   'args': ['--js-flags=--expose-gc'],
   'perfLoggingPrefs': {
-    'traceCategories': 'v8,blink.console,devtools.timeline'
+    'traceCategories': 'v8,blink.console,devtools.timeline,disabled-by-default-devtools.timeline'
   }
 };