diff --git a/packages/rust/proxy/src/main.rs b/packages/rust/proxy/src/main.rs
index 56b03c46..2b88f715 100644
--- a/packages/rust/proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/rust/proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,13 @@ fn main() {
 
 	if let Err(e) = main_inner() {
 		eprintln!("rustc proxy failed: {e}");
-		eprintln!("{}", e.trace(&tg::error::TraceOptions::default()));
+		eprintln!(
+			"{}",
+			e.trace(&tg::error::TraceOptions {
+				internal: true,
+				reverse: false,
+			})
+		);
 		std::process::exit(1);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/std/packages/cc_proxy/src/main.rs b/packages/std/packages/cc_proxy/src/main.rs
index acf5047f..43187e56 100644
--- a/packages/std/packages/cc_proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/std/packages/cc_proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -276,6 +276,13 @@ impl Args {
 fn main() {
 	if let Err(e) = main_inner() {
 		eprintln!("cc proxy failed: {e}");
+		eprintln!(
+			"{}",
+			e.trace(&tg::error::TraceOptions {
+				internal: true,
+				reverse: false,
+			})
+		);
 		std::process::exit(1);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/std/packages/ld_proxy/src/main.rs b/packages/std/packages/ld_proxy/src/main.rs
index 5a193e5a..a58c2a17 100644
--- a/packages/std/packages/ld_proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/std/packages/ld_proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const MAX_DEPTH: usize = 16;
 fn main() {
 	if let Err(e) = main_inner() {
 		eprintln!("linker proxy failed: {e}");
-		tracing::error!(
+		eprintln!(
 			"{}",
 			e.trace(&tg::error::TraceOptions {
 				internal: true,
diff --git a/packages/std/packages/strip_proxy/src/main.rs b/packages/std/packages/strip_proxy/src/main.rs
index 07544931..bea8d951 100644
--- a/packages/std/packages/strip_proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/std/packages/strip_proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ fn main() {
 
 	if let Err(e) = main_inner() {
 		eprintln!("strip proxy failed: {e}");
-		eprintln!("{}", e.trace(&tg::error::TraceOptions::default()));
+		eprintln!(
+			"{}",
+			e.trace(&tg::error::TraceOptions {
+				internal: true,
+				reverse: false,
+			})
+		);
 		std::process::exit(1);
 	}
 }