# Pabot: How to deactivate traceback?

**URL:** <https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pabot-how-to-deactivate-traceback/5264>\
**Category:** Pabot\
**Created:** [6 February 2023 11:06 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pabot-how-to-deactivate-traceback/5264 "2023-02-06T11:06:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Matthias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@Matthias](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Matthias)\
**Post date:** [6 February 2023 11:06 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pabot-how-to-deactivate-traceback/5264/1 "2023-02-06T11:06:19Z")

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Hi! Currently executing test cases via Pabot in case of a fail I get shown the whole traceback to the fail keyword. Running the same test cases using robot command I do not get the traceback.  
Is there any possibility to deactive the console output for the traceback using Pabot? In some cases we’re using the console output for some documentation too, however, it’s getting unreadable for our customers.

Current Pabot call:  
pabot --pabotlib --testlevelsplit --nostatusrc

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**Author:** ![René](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/ren%C3%A9/32/7_2.png) [@René](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Ren%C3%A9)\
**Post date:** [7 February 2023 21:59 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pabot-how-to-deactivate-traceback/5264/2 "2023-02-07T21:59:11Z")

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```python
if item.command == ["robot"] and not options["listener"]:
        options["listener"] = ["RobotStackTracer"]

```

Reading the code of Pabot it seems not prepared to actually switch it off.

But if you just set any other listener to your pabot command, it should deactivate the RobotStackTracer.

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**Author:** ![Matthias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@Matthias](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Matthias)\
**Post date:** [9 February 2023 15:05 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pabot-how-to-deactivate-traceback/5264/3 "2023-02-09T15:05:44Z")

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Thanks for supporting!