diff --git a/src/nunit.agent.core.tests/AgentOptionTests.cs b/src/nunit.agent.core.tests/AgentOptionTests.cs
index 6990f4b..a57aa02 100644
--- a/src/nunit.agent.core.tests/AgentOptionTests.cs
+++ b/src/nunit.agent.core.tests/AgentOptionTests.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class AgentOptionTests
             new TestCaseData("AgencyPid", string.Empty),
             new TestCaseData("DebugAgent", false),
             new TestCaseData("DebugTests", false),
-            new TestCaseData("TraceLevel", InternalTraceLevel.Off),
+            new TestCaseData("TraceLevel", InternalTraceLevel.Warning),
             new TestCaseData("WorkDirectory", string.Empty)
         };
 
diff --git a/src/nunit.agent.core/AgentOptions.cs b/src/nunit.agent.core/AgentOptions.cs
index 8a879ed..c9f27fd 100644
--- a/src/nunit.agent.core/AgentOptions.cs
+++ b/src/nunit.agent.core/AgentOptions.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ string GetArgumentValue(string argument)
         public string AgencyPid { get; } = string.Empty;
         public bool DebugTests { get; } = false;
         public bool DebugAgent { get; } = false;
-        public InternalTraceLevel TraceLevel { get; } = InternalTraceLevel.Off;
+        public InternalTraceLevel TraceLevel { get; } = InternalTraceLevel.Warning;
         public string WorkDirectory { get; } = string.Empty;
 
         public List<string> Files { get; } = new List<string>();
diff --git a/src/nunit.agent.core/Agents/LocalProcessAgentLauncher.cs b/src/nunit.agent.core/Agents/LocalProcessAgentLauncher.cs
index a00c076..17bbc4c 100644
--- a/src/nunit.agent.core/Agents/LocalProcessAgentLauncher.cs
+++ b/src/nunit.agent.core/Agents/LocalProcessAgentLauncher.cs
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ public Process CreateAgent(Guid agentId, string agencyUrl, TestPackage package)
 
             // Set options that need to be in effect before the package
             // is loaded by using the command line.
-            if (traceLevel != "Off")
-                sb.Append(" --trace=").EscapeProcessArgument(traceLevel);
+            sb.Append(" --trace=").EscapeProcessArgument(traceLevel);
             if (debugAgent)
                 sb.Append(" --debug-agent");
             if (debugTests)