diff --git a/tests/python_client/utils/api_request.py b/tests/python_client/utils/api_request.py
index 838d47c4b0..966d03d22e 100644
--- a/tests/python_client/utils/api_request.py
+++ b/tests/python_client/utils/api_request.py
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ def api_request(_list, **kwargs):
                     arg.append(a)
             arg_str = str(arg)
             log_arg = arg_str[0:log_row_length] + '......' if len(arg_str) > log_row_length else arg_str
-            if enable_traceback == "True":
+            # if enable_traceback == "True":
+            if kwargs.get("enable_traceback", True):
                 log.debug("(api_request)  : [%s] args: %s, kwargs: %s" % (func.__qualname__, log_arg, str(kwargs)))
             return func(*arg, **kwargs)
     return False, False
-