diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
index 419094067a5..b51691f4abd 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ public void setProxy(@Nullable Proxy proxy) {
    *
    * @param sampleRate the sample rate
    */
-  public void setSampleRate(Double sampleRate) {
+  public void setSampleRate(@Nullable Double sampleRate) {
     if (!SampleRateUtils.isValidSampleRate(sampleRate)) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(
           "The value "