diff --git a/cardano-node/src/Cardano/Node/Run.hs b/cardano-node/src/Cardano/Node/Run.hs
index b1d57302f25..38cddfff071 100644
--- a/cardano-node/src/Cardano/Node/Run.hs
+++ b/cardano-node/src/Cardano/Node/Run.hs
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE PackageImports #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TupleSections #-}
 
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
+
+
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-unused-imports #-}
 
 #if !defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
@@ -103,12 +105,12 @@ import qualified Ouroboros.Network.Diffusion.P2P as P2P
 import           Ouroboros.Network.NodeToClient (LocalAddress (..), LocalSocket (..))
 import           Ouroboros.Network.NodeToNode (AcceptedConnectionsLimit (..), ConnectionId,
                    PeerSelectionTargets (..), RemoteAddress)
+import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.Bootstrap (UseBootstrapPeers (..))
+
 import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.RelayAccessPoint (RelayAccessPoint (..))
 import           Ouroboros.Network.Protocol.ChainSync.Codec
 import           Ouroboros.Network.Subscription (DnsSubscriptionTarget (..),
                    IPSubscriptionTarget (..))
-import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.Bootstrap
-                     (UseBootstrapPeers (..))
 
 import           Cardano.Node.Configuration.Socket (SocketOrSocketInfo (..),
                    gatherConfiguredSockets, getSocketOrSocketInfoAddr)
@@ -125,11 +127,14 @@ import           Cardano.Node.Protocol.Types
 import           Cardano.Node.Queries
 import           Cardano.Node.TraceConstraints (TraceConstraints)
 import           Cardano.Tracing.Tracers
-import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.PeerSharing (PeerSharing (..))
-import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.State.LocalRootPeers (HotValency, WarmValency)
+import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.Bootstrap (UseBootstrapPeers)
 import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.LedgerPeers.Type (UseLedgerPeers)
+
+import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.PeerSharing (PeerSharing (..))
 import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.PeerTrustable (PeerTrustable)
-import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.Bootstrap (UseBootstrapPeers)
+
+import           Ouroboros.Network.PeerSelection.State.LocalRootPeers (HotValency, WarmValency)
+
 
 {- HLINT ignore "Fuse concatMap/map" -}
 {- HLINT ignore "Redundant <$>" -}
@@ -281,18 +286,10 @@ handleNodeWithTracers cmdPc nc0 p networkMagic blockType runP = do
           getStartupInfo nc p fp
             >>= mapM_ (traceWith $ startupTracer tracers)
 
-          Debug.trace "before calling nodeVersionTracer" $ pure ()
-
           traceWith (nodeVersionTracer tracers) getNodeVersion
-          Debug.trace "after calling nodeVersionTracer" $ pure ()
-
-
-
           traceWith (startupTracer tracers)
                     (BlockForgingUpdate NotEffective)
 
-
-
           -- We ignore peer logging thread if it dies, but it will be killed
           -- when 'handleSimpleNode' terminates.
           handleSimpleNode blockType runP p2pMode tracers nc
diff --git a/cardano-node/src/Cardano/Tracing/Tracers.hs b/cardano-node/src/Cardano/Tracing/Tracers.hs
index 8a20cd84060..16660d75835 100644
--- a/cardano-node/src/Cardano/Tracing/Tracers.hs
+++ b/cardano-node/src/Cardano/Tracing/Tracers.hs
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ import qualified System.Metrics.Gauge as Gauge
 import qualified System.Metrics.Label as Label
 import qualified System.Remote.Monitoring as EKG
 
+import           Debug.Trace (trace)
+
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-redundant-constraints #-}
 -- needs different instances on ghc8 and on ghc9
 
@@ -367,18 +369,16 @@ mkTracers blockConfig tOpts@(TracingOnLegacy trSel) tr nodeKern ekgDirect enable
               _ -> pure ()
         Nothing -> pure ()
    traceVersionMetric :: Maybe EKGDirect -> NodeVersionTrace -> IO ()
-   traceVersionMetric mbEKGDirect ev = do
-
+   traceVersionMetric mbEKGDirect ev = trace "traceVersionMetric" $ do
       case mbEKGDirect of
         Just ekgDirect' ->
           case ev of
-              NodeVersionTrace {} ->
+              NodeVersionTrace {} -> trace "traceVersionMetric sending" $
                   sendEKGDirectPrometheusLabel
                     ekgDirect'
                     "cardano.node.metrics.cardano_build_info"
-
                     (getCardanoBuildInfo ev)
-        Nothing -> pure ()
+        Nothing -> trace "no ekg direct" $ pure ()
 
    diffusionTracers = Diffusion.Tracers
      { Diffusion.dtMuxTracer                     = muxTracer