diff --git a/cmd/revad/runtime/runtime.go b/cmd/revad/runtime/runtime.go
index 2952b6c448..458caf401d 100644
--- a/cmd/revad/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/cmd/revad/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ func initServers(mainConf map[string]interface{}, log *zerolog.Logger) map[strin
 }
 
 func initTracing(conf *coreConf) {
-	if conf.TracingEndpoint != "" {
-
-	}
 	rtrace.SetTraceProvider(conf.TracingCollector, conf.TracingEndpoint)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/trace/trace.go b/pkg/trace/trace.go
index 08b847ccc8..bc506d9e58 100644
--- a/pkg/trace/trace.go
+++ b/pkg/trace/trace.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func SetTraceProvider(collectorEndpoint string, agentEndpoint string) {
 				jaeger.WithAgentPort(agentPort),
 			),
 		)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if collectorEndpoint != "" {