diff --git a/hypha/bin/container.rs b/hypha/bin/container.rs
index b854377..f2114d4 100644
--- a/hypha/bin/container.rs
+++ b/hypha/bin/container.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+use std::env;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use hypha::container::init::ContainerInit;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    env::set_var("RUST_BACKTRACE", "1");
     env_logger::init();
     let mut container = ContainerInit::new();
     container.init()?;
diff --git a/hypha/bin/controller.rs b/hypha/bin/controller.rs
index f0b70c4..c1c369f 100644
--- a/hypha/bin/controller.rs
+++ b/hypha/bin/controller.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::env;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use hypha::ctl::Controller;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ enum Commands {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    env::set_var("RUST_BACKTRACE", "1");
     env_logger::init();
 
     let args = ControllerArgs::parse();
diff --git a/hypha/src/container/init.rs b/hypha/src/container/init.rs
index eeeff3b..73de850 100644
--- a/hypha/src/container/init.rs
+++ b/hypha/src/container/init.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ impl ContainerInit {
     pub fn init(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         self.early_init()?;
 
+        trace!("opening console descriptor");
         let console = OpenOptions::new()
             .read(true)
             .write(true)
@@ -96,11 +97,7 @@ impl ContainerInit {
         }
         if let Some(mode) = mode {
             let permissions = Permissions::from_mode(mode);
-            trace!(
-                "setting directory {:?} permissions to {:?}",
-                path,
-                permissions
-            );
+            trace!("setting directory {:?} permissions to {:?}", path, mode);
             fs::set_permissions(path, permissions)?;
         }
         Ok(())