diff --git a/mtags/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/RecursivelyDelete.scala b/mtags/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/RecursivelyDelete.scala
index 7d627078044..b1e5a8c3566 100644
--- a/mtags/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/RecursivelyDelete.scala
+++ b/mtags/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/RecursivelyDelete.scala
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes
 import scala.meta.io.AbsolutePath
 
 object RecursivelyDelete {
-  def apply(root: AbsolutePath): Int = {
-    if (root.isFile) {
+  def apply(root: AbsolutePath, excludedNames: Set[String] = Set.empty): Int = {
+    if (root.isFile && !excludedNames(root.toNIO.getFileName.toString)) {
       Files.delete(root.toNIO)
       1
     } else if (root.isDirectory) {
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ object RecursivelyDelete {
           override def visitFile(
               file: Path,
               attrs: BasicFileAttributes
-          ): FileVisitResult = {
+          ): FileVisitResult = if (!excludedNames(file.getFileName.toString)) {
             count += 1
             Files.delete(file)
             super.visitFile(file, attrs)
+          } else {
+            super.visitFile(file, attrs)
           }
           override def postVisitDirectory(
               dir: Path,
diff --git a/tests/slow/src/main/scala/tests/scalacli/BaseScalaCliSuite.scala b/tests/slow/src/main/scala/tests/scalacli/BaseScalaCliSuite.scala
index 37f19ae4ff4..32af2b132a3 100644
--- a/tests/slow/src/main/scala/tests/scalacli/BaseScalaCliSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/slow/src/main/scala/tests/scalacli/BaseScalaCliSuite.scala
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import scala.concurrent.Promise
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.Messages
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsEnrichments._
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsServerConfig
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.scalacli.ScalaCli
 
 import ch.epfl.scala.bsp4j.MessageType
@@ -21,6 +23,16 @@ abstract class BaseScalaCliSuite(protected val scalaVersion: String)
     extends BaseLspSuite(s"scala-cli-$scalaVersion")
     with ScriptsAssertions {
 
+  override def serverConfig: MetalsServerConfig =
+    super.serverConfig.copy(loglevel = "debug")
+
+  override def beforeEach(context: BeforeEach): Unit = {
+    super.beforeEach(context)
+    dapClient.touch()
+    dapServer.touch()
+    bspTrace.touch()
+  }
+
   private val scheduler = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor()
 
   private def timeout(
diff --git a/tests/slow/src/test/scala/tests/mill/MillServerSuite.scala b/tests/slow/src/test/scala/tests/mill/MillServerSuite.scala
index c0d62627182..0c015c1492a 100644
--- a/tests/slow/src/test/scala/tests/mill/MillServerSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/slow/src/test/scala/tests/mill/MillServerSuite.scala
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ class MillServerSuite
   val supportedBspVersion = V.millVersion
   val scalaVersion = V.scala213
   def buildTool: MillBuildTool = MillBuildTool(() => userConfig, workspace)
-  def bspTrace: AbsolutePath =
-    workspace.resolve(".metals").resolve("bsp.trace.json")
 
   override def currentDigest(
       workspace: AbsolutePath
@@ -38,32 +36,9 @@ class MillServerSuite
   override def beforeEach(context: BeforeEach): Unit = {
     super.beforeEach(context)
     cleanWorkspace()
-    bspTrace.writeText("")
+    bspTrace.touch()
   }
 
-  private def logBspTraces(): Option[Unit] =
-    bspTrace.readTextOpt.map(trace => scribe.warn(s"""|BSP trace:
-                                                      |$trace
-                                                      |""".stripMargin))
-
-  override def munitTestTransforms: List[TestTransform] =
-    super.munitTestTransforms :+
-      new TestTransform(
-        "Print BSP traces",
-        { test =>
-          test.withBody(() =>
-            test
-              .body()
-              .andThen {
-                case Failure(exception) =>
-                  logBspTraces()
-                  exception
-                case Success(value) => value
-              }(munitExecutionContext)
-          )
-        },
-      )
-
   test("too-old") {
     writeLayout(MillBuildLayout("", V.scala213, testDep = None, preBspVersion))
     for {
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseCodeLensLspSuite.scala b/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseCodeLensLspSuite.scala
index 9b15a5574eb..7f09c349dfa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseCodeLensLspSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseCodeLensLspSuite.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import scala.concurrent.Future
 
 import scala.meta.internal.builds.ShellRunner
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsEnrichments._
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsServerConfig
 
 import ch.epfl.scala.bsp4j.DebugSessionParams
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject
@@ -16,6 +17,16 @@ abstract class BaseCodeLensLspSuite(
     initializer: BuildServerInitializer = QuickBuildInitializer,
 ) extends BaseLspSuite(name, initializer) {
 
+  override def serverConfig: MetalsServerConfig =
+    super.serverConfig.copy(loglevel = "debug")
+
+  override def beforeEach(context: BeforeEach): Unit = {
+    super.beforeEach(context)
+    dapClient.touch()
+    dapServer.touch()
+    bspTrace.touch()
+  }
+
   protected def runFromCommand(
       cmd: Command,
       javaHome: Option[String],
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseDapSuite.scala b/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseDapSuite.scala
index 2a19c739489..5a30bf2bd02 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseDapSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseDapSuite.scala
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@ package tests
 import java.util.Collections.emptyList
 
 import scala.concurrent.Future
-import scala.util.Failure
-import scala.util.Success
 
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsEnrichments._
-import scala.meta.internal.metals.Trace
-import scala.meta.internal.metals.debug.DebugProtocol
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsServerConfig
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.debug.DebugStep._
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.debug.DebugWorkspaceLayout
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.debug.StepNavigator
@@ -26,42 +23,16 @@ abstract class BaseDapSuite(
     initializer: BuildServerInitializer,
     buildToolLayout: BuildToolLayout,
 ) extends BaseLspSuite(suiteName, initializer) {
-
-  private val dapClient = Trace.protocolTracePath(DebugProtocol.clientName)
-  private val dapServer = Trace.protocolTracePath(DebugProtocol.serverName)
+  override def serverConfig: MetalsServerConfig =
+    super.serverConfig.copy(loglevel = "debug")
 
   override def beforeEach(context: BeforeEach): Unit = {
     super.beforeEach(context)
     dapClient.touch()
     dapServer.touch()
+    bspTrace.touch()
   }
 
-  protected def logDapTraces(): Unit = {
-    if (isCI) {
-      scribe.warn("The DAP test failed, printing the traces")
-      scribe.warn(dapClient.toString() + ":\n" + dapClient.readText)
-      scribe.warn(dapServer.toString() + ":\n" + dapServer.readText)
-    }
-  }
-
-  override def munitTestTransforms: List[TestTransform] =
-    super.munitTestTransforms :+
-      new TestTransform(
-        "Print DAP traces",
-        { test =>
-          test.withBody(() =>
-            test
-              .body()
-              .andThen {
-                case Failure(exception) =>
-                  logDapTraces()
-                  exception
-                case Success(value) => value
-              }(munitExecutionContext)
-          )
-        },
-      )
-
   def debugMain(
       buildTarget: String,
       main: String,
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseLspSuite.scala b/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseLspSuite.scala
index f8ba9ee1d37..bfbed72d229 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseLspSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/BaseLspSuite.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Executors
 import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
 import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContextExecutorService
 import scala.concurrent.Future
+import scala.util.Failure
+import scala.util.Success
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 
 import scala.meta.internal.io.PathIO
@@ -14,11 +16,14 @@ import scala.meta.internal.metals.Debug
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.ExecuteClientCommandConfig
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.Icons
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.InitializationOptions
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsEnrichments._
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsServerConfig
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.MtagsResolver
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.RecursivelyDelete
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.Time
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.Trace
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.UserConfiguration
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.debug.DebugProtocol
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.logging.MetalsLogger
 import scala.meta.io.AbsolutePath
 
@@ -49,6 +54,14 @@ abstract class BaseLspSuite(
   var workspace: AbsolutePath = _
   var onStartCompilation: () => Unit = () => ()
 
+  protected def metalsDotDir: AbsolutePath = workspace.resolve(".metals")
+  protected def dapClient: AbsolutePath =
+    Trace.protocolTracePath(DebugProtocol.clientName, metalsDotDir)
+  protected def dapServer: AbsolutePath =
+    Trace.protocolTracePath(DebugProtocol.serverName, metalsDotDir)
+  protected def bspTrace: AbsolutePath =
+    Trace.protocolTracePath("bsp", metalsDotDir)
+
   protected def initializationOptions: Option[InitializationOptions] = None
 
   private var useVirtualDocs = false
@@ -65,6 +78,35 @@ abstract class BaseLspSuite(
     }
   }
 
+  override def munitTestTransforms: List[TestTransform] =
+    super.munitTestTransforms :+
+      new TestTransform(
+        "Print DAP traces",
+        { test =>
+          test.withBody(() =>
+            test
+              .body()
+              .andThen {
+                case Failure(exception) =>
+                  logDapTraces()
+                  exception
+                case Success(value) => value
+              }(munitExecutionContext)
+          )
+        },
+      )
+
+  protected def logDapTraces(): Unit = {
+    if (isCI) {
+      scribe.warn("The test failed, printing the traces:")
+      if (dapClient.exists)
+        scribe.warn(dapClient.toString() + ":\n" + dapClient.readText)
+      if (dapServer.exists)
+        scribe.warn(dapServer.toString() + ":\n" + dapServer.readText)
+      if (bspTrace.exists)
+        scribe.warn(bspTrace.toString() + ":\n" + bspTrace.readText)
+    }
+  }
   def writeLayout(layout: String): Unit = {
     FileLayout.fromString(layout, workspace)
   }
@@ -213,7 +255,14 @@ abstract class BaseLspSuite(
   def cleanWorkspace(): Unit = {
     if (workspace.isDirectory) {
       try {
-        RecursivelyDelete(workspace)
+        RecursivelyDelete(
+          root = workspace,
+          excludedNames = Set(
+            "bsp.trace.json",
+            "dap-client.trace.json",
+            "dap-server.trace.json",
+          ),
+        )
         Files.createDirectories(workspace.toNIO)
       } catch {
         case NonFatal(_) =>