diff --git a/telemetry_api/lib/telemetry_api/periodically.ex b/telemetry_api/lib/telemetry_api/periodically.ex
index 81bd8240e..21ba1639f 100644
--- a/telemetry_api/lib/telemetry_api/periodically.ex
+++ b/telemetry_api/lib/telemetry_api/periodically.ex
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ defmodule TelemetryApi.Periodically do
         PrometheusMetrics.new_gas_price(gas_price)
 
       {:error, error} ->
-        IO.inspect("Error fetching gas price: #{error}")
+        Logger.error("Error fetching gas price: #{inspect(error)}")
     end
         {:noreply, %{}}
   end
   defp fetch_operators_info() do
     case Operators.fetch_all_operators() do
       :ok -> :ok
-      {:error, message} -> IO.inspect("Couldn't fetch operators: #{IO.inspect(message)}")
+      {:error, message} -> Logger.error("Couldn't fetch operators: #{inspect(message)}")
     end
   end
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ defmodule TelemetryApi.Periodically do
           Operators.update_operator(op, %{status: string_status(status)})
 
         error ->
-          Logger.error("Error when updating status: #{error}")
+          Logger.error("Error when updating status: #{inspect(error)}")
       end
     end)
     :ok
diff --git a/telemetry_api/lib/telemetry_api/traces.ex b/telemetry_api/lib/telemetry_api/traces.ex
index cc2336491..bcea07229 100644
--- a/telemetry_api/lib/telemetry_api/traces.ex
+++ b/telemetry_api/lib/telemetry_api/traces.ex
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ defmodule TelemetryApi.Traces do
       )
 
       IO.inspect(
-        "Operator response included. merkle_root: #{IO.inspect(merkle_root)} operator_id: #{IO.inspect(operator_id)}"
+        "Operator response included. merkle_root: #{inspect(merkle_root)} operator_id: #{inspect(operator_id)}"
       )
 
       :ok
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ defmodule TelemetryApi.Traces do
         | subspans: Map.delete(trace.subspans, :batcher)
       })
 
-      with {:ok, _trace} <- set_current_trace(merkle_root) do
-        Tracer.end_span()
-        TraceStore.delete_trace(merkle_root)
-      end
-
       :ok
     end
   end