diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 857335c1..59082da8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ lru = "0.12.5"
 opt-level = "z"
 lto = true
 codegen-units = 1
-panic = "abort"
 strip = "symbols"
 
 [profile.bench]
diff --git a/dragonfly-client-init/src/bin/main.rs b/dragonfly-client-init/src/bin/main.rs
index 3b7f1d93..e23a1f59 100644
--- a/dragonfly-client-init/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/dragonfly-client-init/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         args.log_max_files,
         None,
         false,
-        false,
         args.verbose,
     );
 
diff --git a/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfcache/main.rs b/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfcache/main.rs
index 97c2a3a4..b2831733 100644
--- a/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfcache/main.rs
+++ b/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfcache/main.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         args.log_max_files,
         None,
         false,
-        false,
         args.verbose,
     );
 
diff --git a/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfdaemon/main.rs b/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfdaemon/main.rs
index b17225cf..94e5cf54 100644
--- a/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfdaemon/main.rs
+++ b/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfdaemon/main.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         args.log_max_files,
         config.tracing.addr.to_owned(),
         config.tracing.flamegraph,
-        true,
         args.verbose,
     );
 
diff --git a/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfget/main.rs b/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfget/main.rs
index 529fbd2f..0bbf2319 100644
--- a/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfget/main.rs
+++ b/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfget/main.rs
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         args.log_max_files,
         None,
         false,
-        false,
         args.verbose,
     );
 
diff --git a/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfstore/main.rs b/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfstore/main.rs
index d3812c90..ff941e6a 100644
--- a/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfstore/main.rs
+++ b/dragonfly-client/src/bin/dfstore/main.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ fn main() {
         args.log_max_files,
         None,
         false,
-        false,
         args.verbose,
     );
 }
diff --git a/dragonfly-client/src/tracing/mod.rs b/dragonfly-client/src/tracing/mod.rs
index 4032e324..e9ce9cf1 100644
--- a/dragonfly-client/src/tracing/mod.rs
+++ b/dragonfly-client/src/tracing/mod.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ pub fn init_tracing(
     log_max_files: usize,
     jaeger_addr: Option<String>,
     flamegraph: bool,
-    redirect_stderr: bool,
     verbose: bool,
 ) -> Vec<WorkerGuard> {
     let mut guards = vec![];
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn init_tracing(
     );
 
     // Redirect stderr to file.
-    if redirect_stderr {
+    if !verbose {
         redirect_stderr_to_file(log_dir);
     }