diff --git a/src/goose/cli/session.py b/src/goose/cli/session.py
index ea0ad5839..b8a098436 100644
--- a/src/goose/cli/session.py
+++ b/src/goose/cli/session.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.prompt_session = GoosePromptSession()
         self.status_indicator = Status("", spinner="dots")
         self.notifier = SessionNotifier(self.status_indicator)
+        self.tracing = tracing
         if not tracing:
             logging.getLogger("langfuse").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
         else:
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ def __init__(
                     "You passed --tracing, but a Langfuse object was not found in the current context. "
                     "Please initialize the local Langfuse server and restart Goose."
                 )
-        langfuse_context.configure(enabled=tracing)
+        if self.tracing:
+            langfuse_context.configure(enabled=tracing)
 
         profile = load_profile(profile)