diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9259b72..9db56df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ The `id`, `name` and `url` annotations are mandatory, the rest is optional.
 
 Both `traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1` as well as `traefik.io/v1alpha1` resources are supported.
 
+### Ignoring routes
+
+To exclude a route from uptime monitoring you can explicitly add a `uptime.pdok.nl/ignore` annotation.
+The difference between a route without any annotation or a route with an `/ignore` annotation is that the 
+latter won't cause any error logging.
+
 ## Run/usage
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1c4de36..aca3007 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240618054019-d3b898a103f8 // indirect
+	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240622144329-c177fd99eaa9 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 // indirect
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.30.2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.30.2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240521193020-835d969ad83a // indirect
+	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240620174524-b456828f718b // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240502163921-fe8a2dddb1d0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f303861..2700b74 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 h1:xRy4A+RhZaiKjJ1bPfwQ8sedCA+YS2YcCHW6ec7JMi0=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
-github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240618054019-d3b898a103f8 h1:ASJ/LAqdCHOyMYI+dwNxn7Rd8FscNkMyTr1KZU1JI/M=
-github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240618054019-d3b898a103f8/go.mod h1:K1liHPHnj73Fdn/EKuT8nrFqBihUSKXoLYU0BuatOYo=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240622144329-c177fd99eaa9 h1:ouFdLLCOyCfnxGpQTMZKHLyHr/D1GFbQzEsJxumO16E=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240622144329-c177fd99eaa9/go.mod h1:K1liHPHnj73Fdn/EKuT8nrFqBihUSKXoLYU0BuatOYo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 h1:TuBL49tXwgrFYWhqrNgrUNEY92u81SPhu7sTdzQEiWY=
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ k8s.io/client-go v0.30.2 h1:sBIVJdojUNPDU/jObC+18tXWcTJVcwyqS9diGdWHk50=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.30.2/go.mod h1:JglKSWULm9xlJLx4KCkfLLQ7XwtlbflV6uFFSHTMgVs=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
-k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240521193020-835d969ad83a h1:zD1uj3Jf+mD4zmA7W+goE5TxDkI7OGJjBNBzq5fJtLA=
-k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240521193020-835d969ad83a/go.mod h1:UxDHUPsUwTOOxSU+oXURfFBcAS6JwiRXTYqYwfuGowc=
+k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240620174524-b456828f718b h1:Q9xmGWBvOGd8UJyccgpYlLosk/JlfP3xQLNkQlHJeXw=
+k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240620174524-b456828f718b/go.mod h1:UxDHUPsUwTOOxSU+oXURfFBcAS6JwiRXTYqYwfuGowc=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240502163921-fe8a2dddb1d0 h1:jgGTlFYnhF1PM1Ax/lAlxUPE+KfCIXHaathvJg1C3ak=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240502163921-fe8a2dddb1d0/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4 h1:87+guW1zhvuPLh1PHybKdYFLU0YJp4FhJRmiHvm5BZw=
diff --git a/internal/model/check.go b/internal/model/check.go
index 4115f18..db34d80 100644
--- a/internal/model/check.go
+++ b/internal/model/check.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const (
 	TagManagedBy = "managed-by-" + OperatorName
 
 	AnnotationBase              = "uptime.pdok.nl"
-	AnnotationFinalizer         = AnnotationBase + "/finalizer"
 	AnnotationID                = AnnotationBase + "/id"
 	AnnotationName              = AnnotationBase + "/name"
 	AnnotationURL               = AnnotationBase + "/url"
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@ const (
 	AnnotationRequestHeaders    = AnnotationBase + "/request-headers"
 	AnnotationStringContains    = AnnotationBase + "/response-check-for-string-contains"
 	AnnotationStringNotContains = AnnotationBase + "/response-check-for-string-not-contains"
+	AnnotationFinalizer         = AnnotationBase + "/finalizer"
+	AnnotationIgnore            = AnnotationBase + "/ignore"
 )
 
 type UptimeCheck struct {
diff --git a/internal/service/service.go b/internal/service/service.go
index 1564252..b137222 100644
--- a/internal/service/service.go
+++ b/internal/service/service.go
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ func WithDeletes(enableDeletes bool) UptimeCheckOption {
 }
 
 func (r *UptimeCheckService) Mutate(ctx context.Context, mutation m.Mutation, ingressName string, annotations map[string]string) {
+	_, ignore := annotations[m.AnnotationIgnore]
+	if ignore {
+		r.logRouteIgnore(ctx, mutation, ingressName)
+		return
+	}
 	check, err := m.NewUptimeCheck(ingressName, annotations)
 	if err != nil {
 		r.logAnnotationErr(ctx, err)
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ func (r *UptimeCheckService) Mutate(ctx context.Context, mutation m.Mutation, in
 		r.logMutation(ctx, err, mutation, check)
 	} else if mutation == m.Delete {
 		if !r.enableDeletes {
-			r.logDeleteDisabled(ctx, check, err)
+			r.logDeleteDisabled(ctx, check)
 			return
 		}
 		err = r.provider.DeleteCheck(ctx, *check)
@@ -82,9 +87,18 @@ func (r *UptimeCheckService) Mutate(ctx context.Context, mutation m.Mutation, in
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *UptimeCheckService) logDeleteDisabled(ctx context.Context, check *m.UptimeCheck, err error) {
+func (r *UptimeCheckService) logDeleteDisabled(ctx context.Context, check *m.UptimeCheck) {
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("delete of uptime check '%s' (id: %s) not executed since 'enable-deletes=false'.", check.Name, check.ID)
-	log.FromContext(ctx).Error(err, msg, "check", check)
+	log.FromContext(ctx).Info(msg, "check", check)
+	if r.slack == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	r.slack.Send(ctx, ":information_source: "+msg)
+}
+
+func (r *UptimeCheckService) logRouteIgnore(ctx context.Context, mutation m.Mutation, name string) {
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("ignoring %s for ingress route %s, since this route is marked to be excluded from uptime monitoring", mutation, name)
+	log.FromContext(ctx).Info(msg)
 	if r.slack == nil {
 		return
 	}