diff --git a/tests/test-framework/Cargo.toml b/tests/test-framework/Cargo.toml
index fa4a97beb6..ff592d09c4 100644
--- a/tests/test-framework/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tests/test-framework/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ include = [ "Cargo.toml", "src", "README.md", "LICENSE.md" ]
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
+[dependencies]
+backtrace = "0.3.65"
+
 [dependencies.serde]
 version = "1.0"
 features = [ "derive" ]
@@ -64,4 +67,4 @@ path = "../../leo/errors"
 version = "1.5.3"
 
 [dependencies.regex]
-version = "1.5"
\ No newline at end of file
+version = "1.5"
diff --git a/tests/test-framework/src/runner.rs b/tests/test-framework/src/runner.rs
index a1be3677af..8beb27fbe8 100644
--- a/tests/test-framework/src/runner.rs
+++ b/tests/test-framework/src/runner.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,14 @@ fn set_hook() -> Arc<Mutex<Option<String>>> {
         let panic_buf = panic_buf.clone();
         Box::new(move |e| {
             if thread::current().id() == thread_id {
-                *panic_buf.lock().unwrap() = Some(e.to_string());
+                if !std::env::var("RUST_BACKTRACE")
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| "".to_string())
+                    .is_empty()
+                {
+                    *panic_buf.lock().unwrap() = Some(format!("{:?}", backtrace::Backtrace::new()));
+                } else {
+                    *panic_buf.lock().unwrap() = Some(e.to_string());
+                }
             } else {
                 println!("{}", e)
             }