diff --git a/crates/goose/src/agents/agent.rs b/crates/goose/src/agents/agent.rs
index b2fe6d08ce99..7c353dc5da57 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/agents/agent.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/agents/agent.rs
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ impl Agent {
             .count();
 
         let working_dir = session.working_dir.clone();
-        let reply_stream_span = tracing::info_span!(target: "goose::agents::agent", "reply_stream", session.id = %session_config.id);
+        let reply_stream_span = tracing::info_span!(target: "goose::agents::agent", "reply_stream", trace_output = tracing::field::Empty, session.id = %session_config.id);
         let inner = Box::pin(async_stream::try_stream! {
             let mut turns_taken = 0u32;
             let max_turns = session_config.max_turns.unwrap_or_else(|| {
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ impl Agent {
             }
 
             if !last_assistant_text.is_empty() {
-                tracing::info!(target: "goose::agents::agent", trace_output = last_assistant_text.as_str());
+                tracing::Span::current().record("trace_output", last_assistant_text.as_str());
             }
         }.instrument(reply_stream_span));
         Ok(inner)