diff --git a/crates/core/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
index b9529a4c..47781f11 100644
--- a/crates/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ tempfile = { workspace = true }
 spl-token-metadata-interface = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
-default = ["sqlite"]
+default = ["sqlite", "register-tracing"]
 sqlite = ["surfpool-db/sqlite"]
 postgres = ["surfpool-db/postgres"]
 ignore_tests_ci = []