diff --git a/lib/zexbox/metrics/context.ex b/lib/zexbox/metrics/context.ex
index b44c054..14c8582 100644
--- a/lib/zexbox/metrics/context.ex
+++ b/lib/zexbox/metrics/context.ex
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ defmodule Zexbox.Metrics.Context do
   """
   @spec metrics_disabled?() :: boolean()
   def metrics_disabled? do
-    pids_to_check = [self()] ++ callers() ++ ancestors()
-    Enum.any?(pids_to_check, &ContextRegistry.disabled?/1)
+    ([self()] ++ callers() ++ ancestors())
+    |> List.flatten()
+    |> Enum.filter(&(is_pid(&1) or is_atom(&1)))
+    |> Enum.any?(&ContextRegistry.disabled?/1)
   end
 
   defp callers do
diff --git a/lib/zexbox/metrics/context_registry.ex b/lib/zexbox/metrics/context_registry.ex
index 416da2b..2249d63 100644
--- a/lib/zexbox/metrics/context_registry.ex
+++ b/lib/zexbox/metrics/context_registry.ex
@@ -37,14 +37,16 @@ defmodule Zexbox.Metrics.ContextRegistry do
   @doc """
   Returns true if the given pid is in the disabled set.
   """
-  @spec disabled?(pid()) :: boolean()
-  def disabled?(pid) when is_pid(pid) do
+  @spec disabled?(pid() | atom() | nil) :: boolean()
+  def disabled?(pid) when is_pid(pid) or is_atom(pid) do
     case :ets.lookup(@table, pid) do
       [{^pid, _present}] -> true
       [] -> false
     end
   end
 
+  def disabled?(_pid), do: false
+
   @impl GenServer
   def init(_opts) do
     _table = :ets.new(@table, [:set, :public, :named_table, read_concurrency: true])
diff --git a/test/zexbox/metrics/context_registry_test.exs b/test/zexbox/metrics/context_registry_test.exs
index 3e70128..245cda7 100644
--- a/test/zexbox/metrics/context_registry_test.exs
+++ b/test/zexbox/metrics/context_registry_test.exs
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ defmodule Zexbox.Metrics.ContextRegistryTest do
       # Wait until the registry processes the :DOWN and removes ETS entry.
       eventually(fn -> ContextRegistry.disabled?(pid) == false end)
     end
+
+    test "disabled?/1 returns false for non-pid values" do
+      assert ContextRegistry.disabled?(nil) == false
+      assert ContextRegistry.disabled?({:not, :a, :pid}) == false
+      assert ContextRegistry.disabled?([self()]) == false
+    end
   end
 
   defp eventually(predicate, attempts \\ 50)
diff --git a/test/zexbox/metrics/context_test.exs b/test/zexbox/metrics/context_test.exs
index b068a20..d4048ec 100644
--- a/test/zexbox/metrics/context_test.exs
+++ b/test/zexbox/metrics/context_test.exs
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ defmodule Zexbox.Metrics.ContextTest do
   describe "disable_for_process/0 and enable_for_process/0" do
     setup do
       start_supervised!(ContextRegistry)
+
+      old_callers = Process.get(:"$callers")
+      old_ancestors = Process.get(:"$ancestors")
+
+      on_exit(fn ->
+        Process.put(:"$callers", old_callers)
+        Process.put(:"$ancestors", old_ancestors)
+      end)
+
       :ok
     end
 
@@ -33,5 +42,34 @@ defmodule Zexbox.Metrics.ContextTest do
 
       :ok = Zexbox.Metrics.enable_for_process()
     end
+
+    test "metrics_disabled?/0 tolerates nested $callers and non-pid terms" do
+      parent = self()
+
+      pid =
+        spawn(fn ->
+          send(parent, :ready)
+
+          receive do
+            :stop -> :ok
+          end
+        end)
+
+      on_exit(fn -> send(pid, :stop) end)
+      assert_receive :ready
+
+      :ok = ContextRegistry.register(pid)
+
+      # Simulate unexpected shapes (nested lists, tuples, etc.) in the process dictionary.
+      Process.put(:"$callers", [[pid], {:not_a_pid, 123}])
+      Process.put(:"$ancestors", [[:some_name], [pid]])
+
+      assert Context.metrics_disabled?() == true
+    end
+
+    test "metrics_disabled?/0 tolerates atom ancestors" do
+      Process.put(:"$ancestors", [:some_registered_name])
+      assert Context.metrics_disabled?() == false
+    end
   end
 end