diff --git a/src/daemon/config.rs b/src/daemon/config.rs
index bf5e8a48..2a8e2fc3 100644
--- a/src/daemon/config.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/config.rs
@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ impl Config {
             .level_for("reqwest", framework_level)
             .level_for("tokio_reactor", framework_level)
             .level_for("want", framework_level)
+            .level_for("tracing::span", framework_level)
             .level_for("krill::commons::eventsourcing", krill_framework_level)
             .level_for("krill::commons::util::file", krill_framework_level)
     }