diff --git a/pkg/tools/log/logger.go b/pkg/tools/log/logger.go
index bbc20ce4a..6522fda40 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/log/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/log/logger.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package log
 import (
 	"context"
 	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 type contextKeyType string
@@ -77,7 +79,8 @@ func WithLog(ctx context.Context, log ...Logger) context.Context {
 
 // IsTracingEnabled - checks if it is allowed to use traces
 func IsTracingEnabled() bool {
-	return atomic.LoadInt32(&isTracingEnabled) != 0
+	// TODO: Rework this within https://github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/issues/1272
+	return atomic.LoadInt32(&isTracingEnabled) != 0 && logrus.GetLevel() == logrus.TraceLevel
 }
 
 // EnableTracing - enable/disable traces