diff --git a/src/syndicate/actors.nim b/src/syndicate/actors.nim
index e2b3344..9a39f16 100644
--- a/src/syndicate/actors.nim
+++ b/src/syndicate/actors.nim
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ import pkg/cps
 import pkg/sys/ioqueue
 
 import preserves
-import ../syndicate/protocols/[protocol, sturdy]
+import ../syndicate/protocols/[protocol, sturdy, trace]
 
 const tracing = defined(traceSyndicate)
 
 when tracing:
   import std/streams
   from std/os import getEnv
-  import ./protocols/trace
 
 export Handle
 
@@ -132,17 +131,18 @@ proc labels(f: Facet): string =
   result.add f.actor.name
   catLabels(f, result)
 
-proc `$`*(f: Facet): string =
-  "<Facet:" & f.labels & ">"
+when tracing:
+  proc `$`*(f: Facet): string =
+    "<Facet:" & f.labels & ">"
 
-proc `$`*(r: Cap): string =
-  "<Ref:" & r.relay.labels & ">"
+  proc `$`*(r: Cap): string =
+    "<Ref:" & r.relay.labels & ">"
 
-proc `$`*(actor: Actor): string =
-  "<Actor:" & actor.name & ">" # TODO: ambigous
+  proc `$`*(actor: Actor): string =
+    "<Actor:" & actor.name & ">" # TODO: ambigous
 
-proc `$`*(t: Turn): string =
-  "<Turn:" & $t.desc.id & ">"
+  proc `$`*(t: Turn): string =
+    "<Turn:" & $t.desc.id & ">"
 
 proc attenuate*(r: Cap; a: Attenuation): Cap =
   if a.len == 0: result = r
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ template recallFacet(turn: var Turn; body: untyped): untyped =
   let facet = turn.facet
   block:
     body
-  assert facet.actor == turn.facet.actor, "turn of " & $facet.actor & " ended at " & $turn.facet.actor
+  assert facet.actor == turn.facet.actor
   turn.facet = facet
 
 proc stopNow(turn: var Turn) =
diff --git a/syndicate.nimble b/syndicate.nimble
index a8e194b..2a5522f 100644
--- a/syndicate.nimble
+++ b/syndicate.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version = "20240308"
+version = "20240311"
 author        = "Emery Hemingway"
 description   = "Syndicated actors for conversational concurrency"
 license       = "Unlicense"