diff --git a/http-signature-normalization-actix/Cargo.toml b/http-signature-normalization-actix/Cargo.toml
index c305d16..aa2acb4 100644
--- a/http-signature-normalization-actix/Cargo.toml
+++ b/http-signature-normalization-actix/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ tracing-futures = "0.2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 actix-rt = "2.1.0"
-pretty_env_logger = "0.4"
+tracing-actix-web = { version = "0.4.0-beta.12", git = "https://github.com/asonix/tracing-actix-web", branch = "asonix/root-span-expansion" }
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.2", features = ["fmt"] }
diff --git a/http-signature-normalization-actix/examples/client.rs b/http-signature-normalization-actix/examples/client.rs
index ecff259..bb6d101 100644
--- a/http-signature-normalization-actix/examples/client.rs
+++ b/http-signature-normalization-actix/examples/client.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ use awc::Client;
 use http_signature_normalization_actix::prelude::*;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::time::SystemTime;
+use tracing::{error, info};
+use tracing_error::ErrorLayer;
+use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, EnvFilter};
 
 async fn request(config: Config) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let digest = Sha256::new();
@@ -13,30 +16,36 @@ async fn request(config: Config) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         .append_header(("Accept", "text/plain"))
         .insert_header(actix_web::http::header::Date(SystemTime::now().into()))
         .signature_with_digest(config, "my-key-id", digest, "Hewwo-owo", |s| {
-            println!("Signing String\n{}", s);
+            info!("Signing String\n{}", s);
             Ok(base64::encode(s)) as Result<_, MyError>
         })
         .await?
         .send()
         .await
         .map_err(|e| {
-            eprintln!("Error, {}", e);
+            error!("Error, {}", e);
             MyError::SendRequest
         })?;
 
     let body = response.body().await.map_err(|e| {
-        eprintln!("Error, {}", e);
+        error!("Error, {}", e);
         MyError::Body
     })?;
 
-    println!("{:?}", body);
+    info!("{:?}", body);
     Ok(())
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "info");
-    pretty_env_logger::init();
+    let env_filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new("info"));
+
+    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::Registry::default()
+        .with(env_filter)
+        .with(ErrorLayer::default())
+        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer());
+
+    tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
 
     let config = Config::default().require_header("accept").require_digest();
 
diff --git a/http-signature-normalization-actix/examples/server.rs b/http-signature-normalization-actix/examples/server.rs
index f216fd7..53e85de 100644
--- a/http-signature-normalization-actix/examples/server.rs
+++ b/http-signature-normalization-actix/examples/server.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use actix_web::{
-    http::StatusCode, middleware::Logger, web, App, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpServer,
-    ResponseError,
-};
-use futures::future::{err, ok, Ready};
+use actix_web::{http::StatusCode, web, App, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpServer, ResponseError};
 use http_signature_normalization_actix::prelude::*;
-use log::info;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+use std::future::{ready, Ready};
+use tracing::info;
+use tracing_actix_web::TracingLogger;
+use tracing_error::ErrorLayer;
+use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, EnvFilter};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 struct MyVerify;
@@ -23,21 +23,21 @@ impl SignatureVerify for MyVerify {
     ) -> Self::Future {
         match algorithm {
             Some(Algorithm::Hs2019) => (),
-            _ => return err(MyError::Algorithm),
+            _ => return ready(Err(MyError::Algorithm)),
         };
 
         if key_id != "my-key-id" {
-            return err(MyError::Key);
+            return ready(Err(MyError::Key));
         }
 
         let decoded = match base64::decode(&signature) {
             Ok(decoded) => decoded,
-            Err(_) => return err(MyError::Decode),
+            Err(_) => return ready(Err(MyError::Decode)),
         };
 
-        println!("Signing String\n{}", signing_string);
+        info!("Signing String\n{}", signing_string);
 
-        ok(decoded == signing_string.as_bytes())
+        ready(Ok(decoded == signing_string.as_bytes()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -53,8 +53,14 @@ async fn index(
 
 #[actix_rt::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "info");
-    pretty_env_logger::init();
+    let env_filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new("info"));
+
+    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::Registry::default()
+        .with(env_filter)
+        .with(ErrorLayer::default())
+        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer());
+
+    tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
 
     let config = Config::default().require_header("accept").require_digest();
 
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         App::new()
             .wrap(VerifyDigest::new(Sha256::new()).optional())
             .wrap(VerifySignature::new(MyVerify, config.clone()).optional())
-            .wrap(Logger::default())
+            .wrap(TracingLogger::<RootSpanBuilder>::new())
             .route("/", web::post().to(index))
     })
     .bind("127.0.0.1:8010")?
@@ -96,3 +102,52 @@ impl ResponseError for MyError {
         HttpResponse::BadRequest().finish()
     }
 }
+
+// tracing-actix-web + tracing-error WORKAROUND
+
+use actix_web::{
+    dev::{ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse},
+    Error,
+};
+use tracing::Span;
+use tracing_actix_web::root_span;
+
+pub struct RootSpanBuilder;
+
+impl tracing_actix_web::RootSpanBuilder for RootSpanBuilder {
+    fn on_request_start(request: &ServiceRequest) -> Span {
+        root_span!(request)
+    }
+
+    fn on_request_end<B>(span: Span, outcome: &Result<ServiceResponse<B>, Error>) {
+        match &outcome {
+            Ok(response) => {
+                if let Some(error) = response.response().error() {
+                    handle_error(span, error)
+                } else {
+                    span.record("http.status_code", &response.response().status().as_u16());
+                    span.record("otel.status_code", &"OK");
+                }
+            }
+            Err(error) => handle_error(span, error),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn handle_error(span: Span, error: &Error) {
+    let response_error = error.as_response_error();
+
+    let display = format!("{}", response_error);
+    let debug = format!("{:?}", response_error);
+    span.record("exception.message", &tracing::field::display(display));
+    span.record("exception.details", &tracing::field::display(debug));
+
+    let status_code = response_error.status_code();
+    span.record("http.status_code", &status_code.as_u16());
+
+    if status_code.is_client_error() {
+        span.record("otel.status_code", &"OK");
+    } else {
+        span.record("otel.status_code", &"ERROR");
+    }
+}