diff --git a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/fresh.rs b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/fresh.rs
index dec76b1f3d..3e2b639e0a 100644
--- a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/fresh.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/fresh.rs
@@ -1081,10 +1081,10 @@ impl<R, S> FreshHandler<R, S> {
         let shutdown = self.shutdown.clone();
         tokio::select! {
             _ = shutdown.cancelled() => {
-                trace!("received cancellation")
+                tracing::trace!("received cancellation")
             }
             _ = super::handle_connection(self) => {
-                debug!("finished connection handler for {remote}")
+                tracing::debug!("finished connection handler for {remote}")
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs
index 6f98b64275..9528f72f78 100644
--- a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl InitialAuthResult {
 }
 
 // imo there's no point in including the peer address in anything higher than debug
-#[instrument(level = "debug", skip_all)]
+#[instrument(skip_all)]
 pub(crate) async fn handle_connection<R, S>(mut handle: FreshHandler<R, S>)
 where
     R: Rng + CryptoRng + Send,
diff --git a/nym-node/src/cli/commands/run/mod.rs b/nym-node/src/cli/commands/run/mod.rs
index 703e47662b..3112e9c9c6 100644
--- a/nym-node/src/cli/commands/run/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-node/src/cli/commands/run/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::node::mixnet::packet_forwarding::global::is_global_ip;
 use crate::node::NymNode;
 use std::fs;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
-use tracing::{debug, info, trace, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, info, instrument, trace, warn};
 
 mod args;
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ fn check_public_ips(ips: &[IpAddr], local: bool) -> Result<(), NymNodeError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[instrument(skip_all)]
 pub(crate) async fn execute(mut args: Args) -> Result<(), NymNodeError> {
     trace!("passed arguments: {args:#?}");
 
diff --git a/nym-node/src/node/mixnet/packet_forwarding/mod.rs b/nym-node/src/node/mixnet/packet_forwarding/mod.rs
index d76e4cea55..dcdc4221f8 100644
--- a/nym-node/src/node/mixnet/packet_forwarding/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-node/src/node/mixnet/packet_forwarding/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use nym_sphinx_forwarding::packet::MixPacket;
 use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
 use std::io;
 use tokio::time::Instant;
-use tracing::{debug, error, trace, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, error, instrument, trace, warn};
 
 pub(crate) mod global;
 
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ impl<C, F> PacketForwarder<C, F> {
         self.packet_sender.clone()
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     fn forward_packet(&mut self, packet: MixPacket)
     where
         C: SendWithoutResponse,
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ impl<C, F> PacketForwarder<C, F> {
         self.forward_packet(delayed_packet);
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     fn handle_new_packet(&mut self, new_packet: PacketToForward)
     where
         C: SendWithoutResponse,
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ impl<C, F> PacketForwarder<C, F> {
             .update_packet_forwarder_queue_size(channel_size)
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     pub async fn run(&mut self, shutdown_token: ShutdownToken)
     where
         C: SendWithoutResponse,
diff --git a/nym-node/src/node/mod.rs b/nym-node/src/node/mod.rs
index eac6e56c6e..5ecdf80862 100644
--- a/nym-node/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-node/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
-use tracing::{debug, info, trace};
+use tracing::{debug, info, instrument, trace};
 use zeroize::Zeroizing;
 
 pub mod bonding_information;
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ impl NymNode {
         })
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     async fn start_gateway_tasks(
         &mut self,
         cached_network: CachedNetwork,
@@ -1050,6 +1051,7 @@ impl NymNode {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     pub(crate) async fn start_mixnet_listener<F>(
         &self,
         active_clients_store: &ActiveClientsStore,
@@ -1146,6 +1148,7 @@ impl NymNode {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     async fn start_nym_node_tasks(mut self) -> Result<ShutdownManager, NymNodeError> {
         info!("starting Nym Node {} with the following modes: mixnode: {}, entry: {}, exit: {}, wireguard: {}",
             self.ed25519_identity_key(),
@@ -1219,6 +1222,7 @@ impl NymNode {
         Ok(self.shutdown_manager)
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     pub(crate) async fn run(mut self) -> Result<(), NymNodeError> {
         let mut shutdown_signals = self.shutdown_manager.detach_shutdown_signals();