diff --git a/crates/ruff_server/src/server/connection.rs b/crates/ruff_server/src/server/connection.rs
index c04567c57ae84..414c131c60ccd 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_server/src/server/connection.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_server/src/server/connection.rs
@@ -88,21 +88,27 @@ impl Connection {
             lsp::Message::Request(lsp::Request { id, method, .. })
                 if method == lsp_types::request::Shutdown::METHOD =>
             {
-                self.sender
-                    .send(lsp::Response::new_ok(id.clone(), ()).into())?;
-                tracing::info!("Shutdown request received. Waiting for an exit notification...");
-                match self.receiver.recv_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))? {
+                tracing::subscriber::with_default(crate::trace::stderr_subscriber(), || {
+                    self.sender
+                        .send(lsp::Response::new_ok(id.clone(), ()).into())?;
+                    tracing::info!(
+                        "Shutdown request received. Waiting for an exit notification..."
+                    );
+                    match self.receiver.recv_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))? {
                     lsp::Message::Notification(lsp::Notification { method, .. }) if method == lsp_types::notification::Exit::METHOD => {
                         tracing::info!("Exit notification received. Server shutting down...");
                         Ok(true)
                     },
                     message => anyhow::bail!("Server received unexpected message {message:?} while waiting for exit notification")
                 }
+                })
             }
             lsp::Message::Notification(lsp::Notification { method, .. })
                 if method == lsp_types::notification::Exit::METHOD =>
             {
-                tracing::error!("Server received an exit notification before a shutdown request was sent. Exiting...");
+                tracing::subscriber::with_default(crate::trace::stderr_subscriber(), || {
+                    tracing::error!("Server received an exit notification before a shutdown request was sent. Exiting...");
+                });
                 Ok(true)
             }
             _ => Ok(false),
diff --git a/crates/ruff_server/src/trace.rs b/crates/ruff_server/src/trace.rs
index c715e24a8080e..d31bb535d8041 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_server/src/trace.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_server/src/trace.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ static LOGGING_SENDER: OnceLock<ClientSender> = OnceLock::new();
 
 static TRACE_VALUE: Mutex<lsp_types::TraceValue> = Mutex::new(lsp_types::TraceValue::Off);
 
+pub(crate) fn stderr_subscriber() -> impl tracing::Subscriber {
+    tracing_subscriber::registry()
+        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer().with_writer(|| Box::new(std::io::stderr())))
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn set_trace_value(trace_value: TraceValue) {
     let mut global_trace_value = TRACE_VALUE
         .lock()