diff --git a/crates/nailconfig/src/lib.rs b/crates/nailconfig/src/lib.rs
index 8553ef1..104b962 100644
--- a/crates/nailconfig/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nailconfig/src/lib.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ pub struct OpenTelemetryConfig {
     pub service_name: String,
     pub logs: bool,
     pub traces: bool,
+    pub record_details: bool,
 }
 
 pub fn get_configuration() -> Result<Arc<NailConfig>> {
diff --git a/crates/nailserve/src/lib.rs b/crates/nailserve/src/lib.rs
index e0e2e1c..eff8c0f 100644
--- a/crates/nailserve/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nailserve/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ async fn server_loop(
 ) -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
     let server = Builder::new(HyperExecutor::new());
 
-    let is_traced = app.config.open_telemetry.logs || app.config.open_telemetry.traces;
+    let is_traced = app.config.open_telemetry.logs
+        || app.config.open_telemetry.traces
+        || app.config.open_telemetry.record_details;
 
     let partial_service = Rc::new(NormalizeUrls::new(Rc::new(TraceConnection::new(
         is_traced,
diff --git a/defaults/pit.default.toml b/defaults/pit.default.toml
index cebe9fd..c77822a 100644
--- a/defaults/pit.default.toml
+++ b/defaults/pit.default.toml
@@ -99,3 +99,7 @@ logs = false
 # Enable collecting trace data to OTEL collector. This option imposes a significant overhead, so only
 # enable it if you have the capacity for storing the data, which can be a lot during heavy traffic.
 traces = false
+# Enable recording request details to the log output. If you don't want to send stuff to an OTEL collector
+# but still want the specific request data for new peers and rate-limited peers, this setting will allow one
+# to still have that getting outputted to the console/logger. Disable this if you don't want extra info.
+record_details = true