diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 15b4b16676..6f1b4dddbf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -334,6 +334,25 @@ version = "0.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "383d29d513d8764dcdc42ea295d979eb99c3c9f00607b3692cf68a431f7dca72"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bindgen"
+version = "0.57.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fd4865004a46a0aafb2a0a5eb19d3c9fc46ee5f063a6cfc605c69ac9ecf5263d"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "cexpr",
+ "clang-sys",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "lazycell",
+ "peeking_take_while",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "regex",
+ "rustc-hash",
+ "shlex",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bit-vec"
 version = "0.6.3"
@@ -409,6 +428,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "boringssl-src"
+version = "0.3.0+688fc5c"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f901accdf830d2ea2f4e27f923a5e1125cd8b1a39ab578b9db1a42d578a6922b"
+dependencies = [
+ "cmake",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bs58"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -478,6 +506,15 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6d43a04d8753f35258c91f8ec639f792891f748a1edbd759cf1dcea3382ad83c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cexpr"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f4aedb84272dbe89af497cf81375129abda4fc0a9e7c5d317498c15cc30c0d27"
+dependencies = [
+ "nom 5.1.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -529,6 +566,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "clang-sys"
+version = "1.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a050e2153c5be08febd6734e29298e844fdb0fa21aeddd63b4eb7baa106c69b"
+dependencies = [
+ "glob",
+ "libc",
+ "libloading",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "3.2.11"
@@ -788,9 +836,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ctor"
-version = "0.1.21"
+version = "0.1.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ccc0a48a9b826acdf4028595adc9db92caea352f7af011a3034acd172a52a0aa"
+checksum = "f877be4f7c9f246b183111634f75baa039715e3f46ce860677d3b19a69fb229c"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "syn",
@@ -905,6 +953,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mockall",
  "mockall_derive",
  "model",
+ "otel-tests",
  "rand 0.6.5",
  "rust_decimal",
  "rust_decimal_macros",
@@ -913,7 +962,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tokio-extras",
  "tracing",
- "tracing-subscriber",
  "xtra",
  "xtra-bitmex-price-feed",
  "xtra-libp2p",
@@ -1433,6 +1481,36 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9b919933a397b79c37e33b77bb2aa3dc8eb6e165ad809e58ff75bc7db2e34574"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "grpcio"
+version = "0.9.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "24d99e00eed7e0a04ee2705112e7cfdbe1a3cc771147f22f016a8cd2d002187b"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures",
+ "grpcio-sys",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "parking_lot 0.11.2",
+ "protobuf",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "grpcio-sys"
+version = "0.9.1+1.38.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9447d1a926beeef466606cc45717f80897998b548e7dc622873d453e1ecb4be4"
+dependencies = [
+ "bindgen",
+ "boringssl-src",
+ "cc",
+ "cmake",
+ "libc",
+ "libz-sys",
+ "pkg-config",
+ "walkdir",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "h2"
 version = "0.3.10"
@@ -1485,7 +1563,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "byteorder",
  "flate2",
- "nom",
+ "nom 7.0.0",
  "num-traits",
 ]
 
@@ -1771,6 +1849,12 @@ version = "1.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lazycell"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "830d08ce1d1d941e6b30645f1a0eb5643013d835ce3779a5fc208261dbe10f55"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.121"
@@ -1789,6 +1873,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libloading"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "efbc0f03f9a775e9f6aed295c6a1ba2253c5757a9e03d55c6caa46a681abcddd"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "winapi 0.3.9",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libm"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -2376,6 +2470,16 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2bf50223579dc7cdcfb3bfcacf7069ff68243f8c363f62ffa99cf000a6b9c451"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nom"
+version = "5.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ffb4262d26ed83a1c0a33a38fe2bb15797329c85770da05e6b828ddb782627af"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nom"
 version = "7.0.0"
@@ -2521,9 +2625,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7709cef83f0c1f58f666e746a08b21e0085f7440fa6a29cc194d68aac97a4225"
+checksum = "18a6dbe30758c9f83eb00cbea4ac95966305f5a7772f3f42ebfc7fc7eddbd8e1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "opaque-debug"
@@ -2567,9 +2671,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "futures",
  "futures-util",
+ "grpcio",
  "http",
  "opentelemetry",
  "prost 0.9.0",
+ "protobuf",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tonic 0.6.2",
@@ -2582,6 +2688,28 @@ version = "6.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8e22443d1643a904602595ba1cd8f7d896afe56d26712531c5ff73a15b2fbf64"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "otel-tests"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry-otlp",
+ "otel-tests-macro",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-opentelemetry",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "otel-tests-macro"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "output_vt100"
 version = "0.1.2"
@@ -2703,6 +2831,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "peeking_take_while"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "19b17cddbe7ec3f8bc800887bab5e717348c95ea2ca0b1bf0837fb964dc67099"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "percent-encoding"
 version = "2.1.0"
@@ -3023,6 +3157,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "prost 0.10.4",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "protobuf"
+version = "2.27.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cf7e6d18738ecd0902d30d1ad232c9125985a3422929b16c65517b38adc14f96"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quick-error"
 version = "2.0.1"
@@ -3534,6 +3674,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "rust_decimal",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc-hash"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "08d43f7aa6b08d49f382cde6a7982047c3426db949b1424bc4b7ec9ae12c6ce2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc_version"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -3897,6 +4043,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "shlex"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7fdf1b9db47230893d76faad238fd6097fd6d6a9245cd7a4d90dbd639536bbd2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook-registry"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -4037,7 +4189,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b4b7922be017ee70900be125523f38bdd644f4f06a1b16e8fa5a8ee8c34bffd4"
 dependencies = [
  "itertools",
- "nom",
+ "nom 7.0.0",
  "unicode_categories",
 ]
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 32b4df5702..19564b756e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ members = [
   "shared-bin",
   "daemon-tests",
   "tokio-extras",
+  "otel-tests",
+  "otel-tests-macro",
   "xtras",
   "xtra-bitmex-price-feed",
   "bdk-ext",
diff --git a/daemon-tests/Cargo.toml b/daemon-tests/Cargo.toml
index 57bd9c02cc..4a2b3fbb7c 100644
--- a/daemon-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/daemon-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ maker = { path = "../maker" }
 mockall = "0.11"
 mockall_derive = "0.11"
 model = { path = "../model" }
+otel-tests = { path = "../otel-tests" }
 rand = "0.6"
 rust_decimal = "1.25"
 rust_decimal_macros = "1.25"
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ time = "0.3.11"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros", "sync", "net", "tracing"] }
 tokio-extras = { path = "../tokio-extras", features = ["xtra"] }
 tracing = { version = "0.1" }
-tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["fmt", "ansi", "env-filter", "local-time", "tracing-log", "json"] }
 xtra = { version = "0.6", features = ["instrumentation"] }
 xtra-bitmex-price-feed = { path = "../xtra-bitmex-price-feed" }
 xtra-libp2p = { path = "../xtra-libp2p" }
diff --git a/daemon-tests/src/lib.rs b/daemon-tests/src/lib.rs
index 2c239a154f..ff65a83e97 100644
--- a/daemon-tests/src/lib.rs
+++ b/daemon-tests/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use tokio::sync::watch;
 use tokio_extras::Tasks;
-use tracing::subscriber::DefaultGuard;
-use tracing_subscriber::filter::LevelFilter;
-use tracing_subscriber::util::SubscriberInitExt;
-use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
+use tracing::instrument;
 use xtra::Actor;
 use xtra_bitmex_price_feed::Quote;
 use xtra_libp2p::libp2p::Multiaddr;
@@ -61,6 +58,7 @@ fn oracle_pk() -> XOnlyPublicKey {
         .unwrap()
 }
 
+#[instrument]
 pub async fn start_both() -> (Maker, Taker) {
     let maker = Maker::start(&MakerConfig::default()).await;
     let taker = Taker::start(
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ pub async fn start_both() -> (Maker, Taker) {
     (maker, taker)
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 pub struct MakerConfig {
     oracle_pk: XOnlyPublicKey,
     seed: RandomSeed,
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ impl Default for MakerConfig {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 pub struct TakerConfig {
     oracle_pk: XOnlyPublicKey,
     seed: RandomSeed,
@@ -176,6 +174,7 @@ impl Maker {
         &mut self.feeds.connected_takers
     }
 
+    #[instrument(name = "Start maker", skip_all)]
     pub async fn start(config: &MakerConfig) -> Self {
         let port = match config.dedicated_port {
             Some(port) => port,
@@ -350,6 +349,7 @@ impl Taker {
         &mut self.system.maker_online_status_feed_receiver
     }
 
+    #[instrument(name = "Start taker", skip_all)]
     pub async fn start(
         config: &TakerConfig,
         maker_address: SocketAddr,
@@ -546,27 +546,6 @@ fn dummy_price() -> Decimal {
     dec!(50_000)
 }
 
-pub fn init_tracing() -> DefaultGuard {
-    let filter = EnvFilter::from_default_env()
-        // apply warning level globally
-        .add_directive(LevelFilter::WARN.into())
-        // log traces from test itself
-        .add_directive("happy_path=debug".parse().unwrap())
-        .add_directive("wire=trace".parse().unwrap())
-        .add_directive("taker=debug".parse().unwrap())
-        .add_directive("maker=debug".parse().unwrap())
-        .add_directive("daemon=debug".parse().unwrap())
-        .add_directive("xtra_libp2p=debug".parse().unwrap())
-        .add_directive("xtra_libp2p_offer=debug".parse().unwrap())
-        .add_directive("xtra_libp2p_ping=debug".parse().unwrap())
-        .add_directive("rocket=warn".parse().unwrap());
-
-    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
-        .with_env_filter(filter)
-        .with_test_writer()
-        .set_default()
-}
-
 pub async fn mock_oracle_announcements(
     maker: &mut Maker,
     taker: &mut Taker,
diff --git a/daemon-tests/tests/happy_path.rs b/daemon-tests/tests/happy_path.rs
index eac688f788..fce4a4f654 100644
--- a/daemon-tests/tests/happy_path.rs
+++ b/daemon-tests/tests/happy_path.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use daemon_tests::flow::next;
 use daemon_tests::flow::next_maker_offers;
 use daemon_tests::flow::next_with;
 use daemon_tests::flow::one_cfd_with_state;
-use daemon_tests::init_tracing;
 use daemon_tests::maia::OliviaData;
 use daemon_tests::mock_oracle_announcements;
 use daemon_tests::mocks::oracle::dummy_wrong_attestation;
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ use model::Position;
 use model::Role;
 use model::Usd;
 use model::SETTLEMENT_INTERVAL;
+use otel_tests::otel_test;
 use rust_decimal_macros::dec;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio_extras::time::sleep;
@@ -125,9 +125,8 @@ macro_rules! expire {
     };
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn taker_receives_order_from_maker_on_publication() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let (mut maker, mut taker) = start_both().await;
 
     assert!(is_next_offers_none(taker.offers_feed()).await.unwrap());
@@ -192,9 +191,8 @@ fn assert_eq_orders(mut published: CfdOrder, received: CfdOrder) {
     assert_eq!(received.funding_rate_hourly_percent, "0.00100");
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn taker_takes_order_and_maker_rejects() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let (mut maker, mut taker) = start_both().await;
 
     is_next_offers_none(taker.offers_feed()).await.unwrap();
@@ -224,9 +222,8 @@ async fn taker_takes_order_and_maker_rejects() {
     wait_next_state!(order_id, maker, taker, CfdState::Rejected);
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn another_offer_is_automatically_created_after_taker_takes_order() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let (mut maker, mut taker) = start_both().await;
 
     is_next_offers_none(taker.offers_feed()).await.unwrap();
@@ -275,9 +272,8 @@ async fn another_offer_is_automatically_created_after_taker_takes_order() {
     )
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn taker_takes_order_and_maker_accepts_and_contract_setup() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let (mut maker, mut taker) = start_both().await;
 
     is_next_offers_none(taker.offers_feed()).await.unwrap();
@@ -318,15 +314,13 @@ async fn taker_takes_order_and_maker_accepts_and_contract_setup() {
     wait_next_state!(order_id, maker, taker, CfdState::Open);
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn collaboratively_close_an_open_cfd_maker_going_short() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     collaboratively_close_an_open_cfd(Position::Short).await;
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn collaboratively_close_an_open_cfd_maker_going_long() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     collaboratively_close_an_open_cfd(Position::Long).await;
 }
 
@@ -358,15 +352,13 @@ async fn collaboratively_close_an_open_cfd(maker_position: Position) {
     wait_next_state!(order_id, maker, taker, CfdState::Closed);
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn force_close_an_open_cfd_maker_going_short() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     force_close_open_cfd(Position::Short).await;
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn force_close_an_open_cfd_maker_going_long() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     force_close_open_cfd(Position::Long).await;
 }
 
@@ -401,9 +393,8 @@ async fn force_close_open_cfd(maker_position: Position) {
     wait_next_state!(order_id, maker, taker, CfdState::Closed);
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn rollover_an_open_cfd_maker_going_short() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let (mut maker, mut taker, order_id, fee_structure) =
         prepare_rollover(Position::Short, OliviaData::example_0()).await;
 
@@ -422,9 +413,8 @@ async fn rollover_an_open_cfd_maker_going_short() {
     .await;
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn rollover_an_open_cfd_maker_going_long() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let (mut maker, mut taker, order_id, fee_structure) =
         prepare_rollover(Position::Long, OliviaData::example_0()).await;
 
@@ -443,11 +433,10 @@ async fn rollover_an_open_cfd_maker_going_long() {
     .await;
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn double_rollover_an_open_cfd() {
     // double rollover ensures that both parties properly succeeded and can do another rollover
 
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let (mut maker, mut taker, order_id, fee_structure) =
         prepare_rollover(Position::Short, OliviaData::example_0()).await;
 
@@ -483,10 +472,8 @@ async fn double_rollover_an_open_cfd() {
 /// The contract setup is done with `example_0`.
 /// The first rollover is done with `example_1`.
 /// The second rollover is done with `example_0` (we re-use it)
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn retry_rollover_an_open_cfd() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
-
     let contract_setup_oracle_data = OliviaData::example_0();
     let contract_setup_oracle_data_announcement = contract_setup_oracle_data.announcement();
     let (mut maker, mut taker, order_id, fee_structure) =
@@ -677,9 +664,8 @@ async fn rollover(
     );
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn maker_rejects_rollover_of_open_cfd() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let oracle_data = OliviaData::example_0();
     let (mut maker, mut taker, order_id, _) =
         start_from_open_cfd_state(oracle_data.announcement(), Position::Short).await;
@@ -701,9 +687,8 @@ async fn maker_rejects_rollover_of_open_cfd() {
     wait_next_state!(order_id, maker, taker, CfdState::Open);
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn maker_rejects_rollover_after_commit_finality() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let oracle_data = OliviaData::example_0();
     let (mut maker, mut taker, order_id, _) =
         start_from_open_cfd_state(oracle_data.announcement(), Position::Short).await;
@@ -734,9 +719,8 @@ async fn maker_rejects_rollover_after_commit_finality() {
     wait_next_state!(order_id, maker, taker, CfdState::OpenCommitted);
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn maker_accepts_rollover_after_commit_finality() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let oracle_data = OliviaData::example_0();
     let (mut maker, mut taker, order_id, _) =
         start_from_open_cfd_state(oracle_data.announcement(), Position::Short).await;
@@ -771,9 +755,8 @@ async fn maker_accepts_rollover_after_commit_finality() {
     );
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn maker_rejects_collab_settlement_after_commit_finality() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let (mut maker, mut taker, order_id, _) =
         start_from_open_cfd_state(OliviaData::example_0().announcement(), Position::Short).await;
     taker.mocks.mock_latest_quote(Some(dummy_quote())).await;
@@ -800,9 +783,8 @@ async fn maker_rejects_collab_settlement_after_commit_finality() {
     wait_next_state!(order_id, maker, taker, CfdState::OpenCommitted);
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn maker_accepts_collab_settlement_after_commit_finality() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let (mut maker, mut taker, order_id, _) =
         start_from_open_cfd_state(OliviaData::example_0().announcement(), Position::Short).await;
     taker.mocks.mock_latest_quote(Some(dummy_quote())).await;
@@ -829,9 +811,8 @@ async fn maker_accepts_collab_settlement_after_commit_finality() {
     wait_next_state!(order_id, maker, taker, CfdState::OpenCommitted);
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn open_cfd_is_refunded() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
     let oracle_data = OliviaData::example_0();
     let (mut maker, mut taker, order_id, _) =
         start_from_open_cfd_state(oracle_data.announcement(), Position::Short).await;
@@ -849,10 +830,8 @@ async fn open_cfd_is_refunded() {
     wait_next_state!(order_id, maker, taker, CfdState::Refunded);
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn taker_notices_lack_of_maker() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
-
     let maker_config = MakerConfig::default()
         .with_dedicated_port(35123)
         .with_dedicated_libp2p_port(35124); // set fixed ports so the taker can reconnect
@@ -893,10 +872,8 @@ async fn taker_notices_lack_of_maker() {
     );
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[otel_test]
 async fn maker_notices_lack_of_taker() {
-    let _guard = init_tracing();
-
     let (mut maker, taker) = start_both().await;
     assert_eq!(
         vec![taker.id],
diff --git a/daemon/src/seed.rs b/daemon/src/seed.rs
index 76e1d77a77..a23d23e2aa 100644
--- a/daemon/src/seed.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/seed.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use model::libp2p::PeerId;
 use rand::Rng;
 use sha2::Sha256;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
+use std::fmt;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 /// Struct containing keys for both legacy and libp2p connections.
@@ -97,6 +99,12 @@ impl Seed for RandomSeed {
     }
 }
 
+impl Debug for RandomSeed {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_tuple("RandomSeed").field(&"...").finish()
+    }
+}
+
 impl RandomSeed {
     /// Initialize a [`Seed`] from a path.
     /// Generates new seed if there was no seed found in the given path
diff --git a/otel-tests-macro/Cargo.toml b/otel-tests-macro/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8e7fa8017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otel-tests-macro/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "otel-tests-macro"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+description = "Internal #[otel_test] macro crate for otel-tests"
+
+[lib]
+proc-macro = true
+
+[dependencies]
+quote = "1"
+syn = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/otel-tests-macro/src/lib.rs b/otel-tests-macro/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ceacf3d012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otel-tests-macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use proc_macro::TokenStream;
+use quote::quote;
+use syn::ItemFn;
+
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn otel_test(_attribute: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let fn_item = syn::parse::<ItemFn>(item).unwrap();
+
+    let sig = fn_item.sig;
+    let block = fn_item.block;
+    let name = &sig.ident;
+    let attrs = fn_item.attrs;
+
+    let test = if attrs.is_empty() {
+        quote!(#[otel_tests::__reexport::tokio::test])
+    } else {
+        quote!()
+    };
+
+    let tokens = quote! {
+        #test
+        #(#attrs)*
+        #sig {
+            ::otel_tests::init_tracing(module_path!());
+
+            let caught = {
+                ::otel_tests::__reexport::futures::FutureExt::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(tracing::Instrument::instrument(
+                    async #block, tracing::info_span!(stringify!(#name))
+                ))).await
+            };
+
+            // Give the otel thread time to receive the spans before flush
+            #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
+            ::otel_tests::__reexport::tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+
+            // If this is the last test that's running, the main thread might exit. Then, the
+            // opentelemetry exporter thread might not have exported all of its spans yet, leading
+            // to some dropped spans. This ensures in most cases that it happens.
+            ::otel_tests::__reexport::opentelemetry::global::force_flush_tracer_provider();
+
+            if let Err(e) = caught {
+                panic!("{:#?}", e);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    tokens.into()
+}
diff --git a/otel-tests/Cargo.toml b/otel-tests/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d3f951b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otel-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "otel-tests"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+description = "Internal #[otel_test] macro to export test spans over OTLP"
+
+[dependencies]
+futures = "0.3"
+opentelemetry = { version = "0.17.0", features = ["rt-tokio"] }
+opentelemetry-otlp = { version = "0.10.0", features = ["grpc-sys", "trace"] }
+otel-tests-macro = { path = "../otel-tests-macro" }
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros"] }
+tracing = "0.1"
+tracing-opentelemetry = "0.17.4"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["fmt", "ansi", "env-filter", "local-time", "tracing-log", "json"] }
diff --git a/otel-tests/src/lib.rs b/otel-tests/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e901cfb2b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otel-tests/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+use opentelemetry::sdk::trace;
+use opentelemetry::sdk::Resource;
+use opentelemetry::KeyValue;
+use opentelemetry_otlp::WithExportConfig;
+use std::sync::Once;
+use tracing_subscriber::filter::LevelFilter;
+use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
+use tracing_subscriber::util::SubscriberInitExt;
+use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
+use tracing_subscriber::Layer;
+use tracing_subscriber::Registry;
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub mod __reexport {
+    pub use futures;
+    pub use opentelemetry;
+    pub use tokio;
+}
+
+pub use otel_tests_macro::otel_test;
+
+static INIT_OTLP_EXPORTER: Once = Once::new();
+
+pub fn init_tracing(module: &'static str) {
+    INIT_OTLP_EXPORTER.call_once(|| {
+        let env = std::env::var("ITCHYSATS_TEST_INSTRUMENTATION").unwrap_or_default();
+        let telemetry = if env == "1" {
+            let cfg = trace::Config::default()
+                .with_resource(Resource::new([KeyValue::new("service.name", module)]));
+
+            let tracer = opentelemetry_otlp::new_pipeline()
+                .tracing()
+                .with_trace_config(cfg)
+                .with_exporter(
+                    opentelemetry_otlp::new_exporter()
+                        .grpcio()
+                        .with_endpoint("localhost:4317"),
+                )
+                .install_simple()
+                .unwrap();
+
+            Some(
+                tracing_opentelemetry::layer()
+                    .with_tracer(tracer)
+                    .with_filter(LevelFilter::DEBUG),
+            )
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        let filter = EnvFilter::from_default_env()
+            // apply warning level globally
+            .add_directive(LevelFilter::WARN.into())
+            // log traces from test itself
+            .add_directive(format!("{module}=debug").parse().unwrap())
+            .add_directive("wire=trace".parse().unwrap())
+            .add_directive("taker=debug".parse().unwrap())
+            .add_directive("maker=debug".parse().unwrap())
+            .add_directive("daemon=debug".parse().unwrap())
+            .add_directive("xtra_libp2p=debug".parse().unwrap())
+            .add_directive("xtra_libp2p_offer=debug".parse().unwrap())
+            .add_directive("xtra_libp2p_ping=debug".parse().unwrap())
+            .add_directive("rocket=warn".parse().unwrap());
+
+        let fmt_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
+            .with_test_writer()
+            .with_filter(filter);
+
+        Registry::default().with(telemetry).with(fmt_layer).init();
+    })
+}