diff --git a/ElementX.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/ElementX.xcscheme b/ElementX.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/ElementX.xcscheme
index 47395d07c..8f195fc8e 100644
--- a/ElementX.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/ElementX.xcscheme
+++ b/ElementX.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/ElementX.xcscheme
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@
       <CommandLineArguments>
       </CommandLineArguments>
       <EnvironmentVariables>
-         <EnvironmentVariable
-            key = "RUST_BACKTRACE"
-            value = "full"
-            isEnabled = "NO">
-         </EnvironmentVariable>
          <EnvironmentVariable
             key = "HTTPS_PROXY"
             value = "localhost:9090"
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Application/AppCoordinator.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Application/AppCoordinator.swift
index 9a868dd01..1301734ed 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Application/AppCoordinator.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Application/AppCoordinator.swift
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class AppCoordinator: AppCoordinatorProtocol, AuthenticationCoordinatorDelegate,
     @Consumable private var storedAppRoute: AppRoute?
 
     init() {
+        Self.setupEnvironmentVariables()
+        
         let appSettings = AppSettings()
         
         if appSettings.otlpTracingEnabled {
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ class AppCoordinator: AppCoordinatorProtocol, AuthenticationCoordinatorDelegate,
         navigationRootCoordinator = NavigationRootCoordinator()
         
         Self.setupServiceLocator(navigationRootCoordinator: navigationRootCoordinator, appSettings: appSettings)
-
+        
         ServiceLocator.shared.analytics.startIfEnabled()
 
         stateMachine = AppCoordinatorStateMachine()
@@ -230,6 +232,10 @@ class AppCoordinator: AppCoordinatorProtocol, AuthenticationCoordinatorDelegate,
     
     // MARK: - Private
     
+    private static func setupEnvironmentVariables() {
+        setenv("RUST_BACKTRACE", "1", 1)
+    }
+    
     private static func setupServiceLocator(navigationRootCoordinator: NavigationRootCoordinator, appSettings: AppSettings) {
         ServiceLocator.shared.register(userIndicatorController: UserIndicatorController(rootCoordinator: navigationRootCoordinator))
         ServiceLocator.shared.register(appSettings: appSettings)
diff --git a/ElementX/SupportingFiles/target.yml b/ElementX/SupportingFiles/target.yml
index c6080821d..2f2c893f5 100644
--- a/ElementX/SupportingFiles/target.yml
+++ b/ElementX/SupportingFiles/target.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ schemes:
     run:
       config: Debug
       environmentVariables:
-        - variable: RUST_BACKTRACE
-          value: full
-          isEnabled: false
         - variable: HTTPS_PROXY
           value: localhost:9090
           isEnabled: false