diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ddb3382c699..50889613bea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
     env:
-      TEST_NO_DOCKER: 1
-      TEST_NO_FUSE: 1
+      TEST_DOCKER: 0
+      TEST_FUSE: 0
       TEST_VERBOSE: 1
       TRAVIS: 1
       GIT_PAGER: cat
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
     env:
-      TEST_NO_DOCKER: 1
-      TEST_NO_FUSE: 1
+      TEST_DOCKER: 0
+      TEST_FUSE: 0
       TEST_VERBOSE: 1
       TRAVIS: 1
       GIT_PAGER: cat
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
     env:
-      TEST_NO_DOCKER: 1
-      TEST_NO_FUSE: 1
+      TEST_DOCKER: 0
+      TEST_FUSE: 0
       TEST_VERBOSE: 1
       TRAVIS: 1
       GIT_PAGER: cat
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gobuild.yml b/.github/workflows/gobuild.yml
index 26dc66777f3..f1e3a60b776 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gobuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gobuild.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(needs.go-build-runner.outputs.config).labels }}
     timeout-minutes: 20
     env:
-      TEST_NO_DOCKER: 1
+      TEST_DOCKER: 0
       TEST_VERBOSE: 1
       TRAVIS: 1
       GIT_PAGER: cat
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ github.job }}
       - run: make cmd/ipfs-try-build
         env:
-          TEST_NO_FUSE: 0
+          TEST_FUSE: 1
       - run: make cmd/ipfs-try-build
         env:
-          TEST_NO_FUSE: 1
+          TEST_FUSE: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golint.yml b/.github/workflows/golint.yml
index ae3683ff49b..216573a468e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golint.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     env:
-      TEST_NO_DOCKER: 1
-      TEST_NO_FUSE: 1
+      TEST_DOCKER: 0
+      TEST_FUSE: 0
       TEST_VERBOSE: 1
       TRAVIS: 1
       GIT_PAGER: cat
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gotest.yml b/.github/workflows/gotest.yml
index ab35ec3a798..81c39fd5e51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gotest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gotest.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(needs.go-test-runner.outputs.config).labels }}
     timeout-minutes: 20
     env:
-      TEST_NO_DOCKER: 1
-      TEST_NO_FUSE: 1
+      TEST_DOCKER: 0
+      TEST_FUSE: 0
       TEST_VERBOSE: 1
       TRAVIS: 1
       GIT_PAGER: cat
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sharness.yml b/.github/workflows/sharness.yml
index 04779d15f40..012a6a9826e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sharness.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sharness.yml
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ jobs:
             test/sharness/test-results/sharness.xml
         working-directory: kubo
         env:
-          TEST_NO_DOCKER: 0
-          TEST_NO_PLUGIN: 1
-          TEST_NO_FUSE: 1
+          TEST_DOCKER: 1
+          TEST_PLUGIN: 0
+          TEST_FUSE: 0
           TEST_VERBOSE: 1
           TEST_JUNIT: 1
           TEST_EXPENSIVE: 1
diff --git a/Rules.mk b/Rules.mk
index 3d3d9c13951..cec34cef7f7 100644
--- a/Rules.mk
+++ b/Rules.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ include mk/golang.mk
 #   extra properties   #
 # -------------------- #
 
-ifeq ($(TEST_NO_FUSE),1)
+ifeq ($(TEST_FUSE),0)
 	GOTAGS += nofuse
 endif
 export LIBP2P_TCP_REUSEPORT=false
diff --git a/coverage/Rules.mk b/coverage/Rules.mk
index 7770ed69b5d..48fce28568c 100644
--- a/coverage/Rules.mk
+++ b/coverage/Rules.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ endif
 
 export IPFS_COVER_DIR:= $(realpath $(d))/sharnesscover/
 
-$(d)/sharness_tests.coverprofile: export TEST_NO_PLUGIN=1
+$(d)/sharness_tests.coverprofile: export TEST_PLUGIN=0
 $(d)/sharness_tests.coverprofile: $(d)/ipfs cmd/ipfs/ipfs-test-cover $(d)/coverage_deps test_sharness
 	(cd $(@D)/sharnesscover && find . -type f | gocovmerge -list -) > $@
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6a6b70ce251..1b7893475ab 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -72,18 +72,15 @@ require (
 	github.com/whyrusleeping/go-sysinfo v0.0.0-20190219211824-4a357d4b90b1
 	github.com/whyrusleeping/multiaddr-filter v0.0.0-20160516205228-e903e4adabd7
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.32.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.40.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.14.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/jaeger v1.14.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/internal/retry v1.14.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.14.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.14.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.14.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace v1.14.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin v1.14.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.14.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.14.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.19.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/dig v1.15.0
 	go.uber.org/fx v1.18.2
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/elastic/gosigar v0.14.2 // indirect
 	github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 // indirect
-	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/flynn/noise v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/francoispqt/gojay v1.2.13 // indirect
 	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.1 // indirect
@@ -208,7 +205,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/whyrusleeping/cbor-gen v0.0.0-20230126041949-52956bd4c9aa // indirect
 	github.com/whyrusleeping/chunker v0.0.0-20181014151217-fe64bd25879f // indirect
 	github.com/whyrusleeping/go-keyspace v0.0.0-20160322163242-5b898ac5add1 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v0.30.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/internal/retry v1.14.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.14.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v0.37.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.19.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go4.org v0.0.0-20200411211856-f5505b9728dd // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9aaa5edb475..858e368504c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ github.com/facebookgo/atomicfile v0.0.0-20151019160806-2de1f203e7d5 h1:BBso6MBKW
 github.com/facebookgo/atomicfile v0.0.0-20151019160806-2de1f203e7d5/go.mod h1:JpoxHjuQauoxiFMl1ie8Xc/7TfLuMZ5eOCONd1sUBHg=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.9.0 h1:8xPHl4/q1VyqGIPif1F+1V3Y3lSmrq01EabUW3CoW5s=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.9.0/go.mod h1:eQcE1qtQxscV5RaZvpXrrb8Drkc3/DdQ+uUYCNjL+zU=
-github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.2 h1:+nS9g82KMXccJ/wp0zyRW9ZBHFETmMGtkk+2CTTrW4o=
-github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.2/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
+github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.3 h1:s/nj+GCswXYzN5v2DpNMuMQYe+0DDwt5WVCU6CWBdXk=
+github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.3/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
 github.com/flynn/go-shlex v0.0.0-20150515145356-3f9db97f8568/go.mod h1:xEzjJPgXI435gkrCt3MPfRiAkVrwSbHsst4LCFVfpJc=
 github.com/flynn/noise v1.0.0 h1:DlTHqmzmvcEiKj+4RYo/imoswx/4r6iBlCMfVtrMXpQ=
 github.com/flynn/noise v1.0.0/go.mod h1:xbMo+0i6+IGbYdJhF31t2eR1BIU0CYc12+BNAKwUTag=
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.3/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.4/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.6/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.7/go.mod h1:n+brtR0CgQNWTVd5ZUFpTBC8YFBDLK/h/bpaJ8/DtOE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
 github.com/google/go-github v17.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:zLgOLi98H3fifZn+44m+umXrS52loVEgC2AApnigrVQ=
 github.com/google/go-querystring v1.0.0/go.mod h1:odCYkC5MyYFN7vkCjXpyrEuKhc/BUO6wN/zVPAxq5ck=
@@ -922,9 +921,8 @@ go.opencensus.io v0.22.4/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
 go.opencensus.io v0.23.0/go.mod h1:XItmlyltB5F7CS4xOC1DcqMoFqwtC6OG2xF7mCv7P7E=
 go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 h1:y73uSU6J157QMP2kn2r30vwW1A2W2WFwSCGnAVxeaD0=
 go.opencensus.io v0.24.0/go.mod h1:vNK8G9p7aAivkbmorf4v+7Hgx+Zs0yY+0fOtgBfjQKo=
-go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.32.0 h1:mac9BKRqwaX6zxHPDe3pvmWpwuuIM0vuXv2juCnQevE=
-go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.32.0/go.mod h1:5eCOqeGphOyz6TsY3ZDNjE33SM/TFAK3RGuCL2naTgY=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.7.0/go.mod h1:5BdUoMIz5WEs0vt0CUEMtSSaTSHBBVwrhnz7+nrD5xk=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.40.0 h1:lE9EJyw3/JhrjWH/hEy9FptnalDQgj7vpbgC2KCCCxE=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.40.0/go.mod h1:pcQ3MM3SWvrA71U4GDqv9UFDJ3HQsW7y5ZO3tDTlUdI=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.14.0 h1:/79Huy8wbf5DnIPhemGB+zEPVwnN6fuQybr/SRXa6hM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.14.0/go.mod h1:o4buv+dJzx8rohcUeRmWUZhqupFvzWis188WlggnNeU=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/jaeger v1.14.0 h1:CjbUNd4iN2hHmWekmOqZ+zSCU+dzZppG8XsV+A3oc8Q=
@@ -941,11 +939,10 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace v1.14.0 h1:sEL90JjOO/4yhqu
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace v1.14.0/go.mod h1:oCslUcizYdpKYyS9e8srZEqM6BB8fq41VJBjLAE6z1w=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin v1.14.0 h1:reEVE1upBF9tcujgvSqLJS0SrI7JQPaTKP4s4rymnSs=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin v1.14.0/go.mod h1:RcjvOAcvhzcufQP8aHmzRw1gE9g/VEZufDdo2w+s4sk=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v0.30.0 h1:Hs8eQZ8aQgs0U49diZoaS6Uaxw3+bBE3lcMUKBFIk3c=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v0.30.0/go.mod h1:/ShZ7+TS4dHzDFmfi1kSXMhMVubNoP0oIaBp70J6UXU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v0.37.0 h1:pHDQuLQOZwYD+Km0eb657A25NaRzy0a+eLyKfDXedEs=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v0.37.0/go.mod h1:DmdaHfGt54iV6UKxsV9slj2bBRJcKC1B1uvDLIioc1s=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.14.0 h1:PDCppFRDq8A1jL9v6KMI6dYesaq+DFcDZvjsoGvxGzY=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.14.0/go.mod h1:bwIC5TjrNG6QDCHNWvW4HLHtUQ4I+VQDsnjhvyZCALM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fzLSB9nqR2eXzxPXb2JW9IKE+ScyXA48yyE4TNvoHqU=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.14.0 h1:wp2Mmvj41tDsyAJXiWDWpfNsOiIyd38fy85pyKcFq/M=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.14.0/go.mod h1:8avnQLK+CG77yNLUae4ea2JDQ6iT+gozhnZjy/rw9G8=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:PqfVotwruBrMGOCsRd/89rSnXhoiJIqeYNgFYFoEGnI=
diff --git a/test/cli/harness/node.go b/test/cli/harness/node.go
index 4d9ed965c23..625a01fb6c1 100644
--- a/test/cli/harness/node.go
+++ b/test/cli/harness/node.go
@@ -211,19 +211,29 @@ func (n *Node) Init(ipfsArgs ...string) *Node {
 	return n
 }
 
-func (n *Node) StartDaemon(ipfsArgs ...string) *Node {
+// StartDaemonWithReq runs a Kubo daemon with the given request.
+// This overwrites the request Path with the Kubo bin path.
+//
+// For example, if you want to run the daemon and see stderr and stdout to debug:
+//
+//	 node.StartDaemonWithReq(harness.RunRequest{
+//	 	 CmdOpts: []harness.CmdOpt{
+//		   harness.RunWithStderr(os.Stdout),
+//			 harness.RunWithStdout(os.Stdout),
+//		 },
+//	 })
+func (n *Node) StartDaemonWithReq(req RunRequest) *Node {
 	alive := n.IsAlive()
 	if alive {
 		log.Panicf("node %d is already running", n.ID)
 	}
+	newReq := req
+	newReq.Path = n.IPFSBin
+	newReq.Args = append([]string{"daemon"}, req.Args...)
+	newReq.RunFunc = (*exec.Cmd).Start
 
-	daemonArgs := append([]string{"daemon"}, ipfsArgs...)
 	log.Debugf("starting node %d", n.ID)
-	res := n.Runner.MustRun(RunRequest{
-		Path:    n.IPFSBin,
-		Args:    daemonArgs,
-		RunFunc: (*exec.Cmd).Start,
-	})
+	res := n.Runner.MustRun(newReq)
 
 	n.Daemon = res
 
@@ -232,6 +242,12 @@ func (n *Node) StartDaemon(ipfsArgs ...string) *Node {
 	return n
 }
 
+func (n *Node) StartDaemon(ipfsArgs ...string) *Node {
+	return n.StartDaemonWithReq(RunRequest{
+		Args: ipfsArgs,
+	})
+}
+
 func (n *Node) signalAndWait(watch <-chan struct{}, signal os.Signal, t time.Duration) bool {
 	err := n.Daemon.Cmd.Process.Signal(signal)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/cli/harness/run.go b/test/cli/harness/run.go
index c2a3662be8b..75c07bcc2cf 100644
--- a/test/cli/harness/run.go
+++ b/test/cli/harness/run.go
@@ -142,3 +142,15 @@ func RunWithStdin(reader io.Reader) CmdOpt {
 func RunWithStdinStr(s string) CmdOpt {
 	return RunWithStdin(strings.NewReader(s))
 }
+
+func RunWithStdout(writer io.Writer) CmdOpt {
+	return func(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+		cmd.Stdout = io.MultiWriter(writer, cmd.Stdout)
+	}
+}
+
+func RunWithStderr(writer io.Writer) CmdOpt {
+	return func(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+		cmd.Stderr = io.MultiWriter(writer, cmd.Stdout)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/cli/testutils/requires.go b/test/cli/testutils/requires.go
index d4b88cd6dfe..1462b7fee90 100644
--- a/test/cli/testutils/requires.go
+++ b/test/cli/testutils/requires.go
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func RequiresDocker(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("TEST_NO_DOCKER") == "1" {
+	if os.Getenv("TEST_DOCKER") != "1" {
 		t.SkipNow()
 	}
 }
 
 func RequiresFUSE(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("TEST_NO_FUSE") == "1" {
+	if os.Getenv("TEST_FUSE") != "1" {
 		t.SkipNow()
 	}
 }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func RequiresExpensive(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func RequiresPlugins(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("TEST_NO_PLUGIN") == "1" {
+	if os.Getenv("TEST_PLUGIN") != "1" {
 		t.SkipNow()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/cli/tracing_test.go b/test/cli/tracing_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef717716eaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/tracing_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/test/cli/harness"
+	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/test/cli/testutils"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+var otelCollectorConfigYAML = `
+receivers:
+  otlp:
+    protocols:
+      grpc:
+
+processors:
+  batch:
+
+exporters:
+  file:
+    path: /traces/traces.json
+
+service:
+  pipelines:
+    traces:
+      receivers: [otlp]
+      processors: [batch]
+      exporters: [file]
+`
+
+func TestTracing(t *testing.T) {
+	testutils.RequiresDocker(t)
+	t.Parallel()
+	node := harness.NewT(t).NewNode().Init()
+
+	node.WriteBytes("collector-config.yaml", []byte(otelCollectorConfigYAML))
+
+	// touch traces.json and give it 777 perms in case Docker runs as a different user
+	node.WriteBytes("traces.json", nil)
+	err := os.Chmod(filepath.Join(node.Dir, "traces.json"), 0777)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	dockerBin, err := exec.LookPath("docker")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	node.Runner.MustRun(harness.RunRequest{
+		Path: dockerBin,
+		Args: []string{
+			"run",
+			"--rm",
+			"--detach",
+			"--volume", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/config.yaml", filepath.Join(node.Dir, "collector-config.yaml")),
+			"--volume", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/traces", node.Dir),
+			"--net", "host",
+			"--name", "ipfs-test-otel-collector",
+			"otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.52.0",
+			"--config", "/config.yaml",
+		},
+	})
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		node.Runner.MustRun(harness.RunRequest{
+			Path: dockerBin,
+			Args: []string{"stop", "ipfs-test-otel-collector"},
+		})
+	})
+
+	node.Runner.Env["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "otlp"
+	node.Runner.Env["OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL"] = "grpc"
+	node.Runner.Env["OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT"] = "http://localhost:4317"
+	node.StartDaemon()
+
+	assert.Eventually(t,
+		func() bool {
+			b, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(node.Dir, "traces.json"))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			return strings.Contains(string(b), "go-ipfs")
+		},
+		5*time.Minute,
+		10*time.Millisecond,
+	)
+}
diff --git a/test/sharness/Rules.mk b/test/sharness/Rules.mk
index f95aee15e0d..0dcd8d2e4ae 100644
--- a/test/sharness/Rules.mk
+++ b/test/sharness/Rules.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $(PLUGINS_$(d)): $(ORGIN_PLUGINS_$(d))
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	cp -f plugin/plugins/$(@F) $@
 
-ifneq ($(TEST_NO_PLUGIN),1)
+ifneq ($(TEST_PLUGIN),0)
 DEPS_$(d) += $(PLUGINS_$(d))
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh b/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
index f135cdd7940..bd8f7de9b90 100644
--- a/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ export TERM=dumb
 TEST_OS="$(uname -s | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]')"
 
 # grab + output options
-test "$TEST_NO_FUSE" != 1 && test_set_prereq FUSE
+test "$TEST_FUSE" = 1 && test_set_prereq FUSE
 test "$TEST_EXPENSIVE" = 1 && test_set_prereq EXPENSIVE
-test "$TEST_NO_DOCKER" != 1 && type docker >/dev/null 2>&1 && groups | egrep "\bdocker\b" && test_set_prereq DOCKER
-test "$TEST_NO_PLUGIN" != 1 && test "$TEST_OS" = "LINUX" && test_set_prereq PLUGIN
+test "$TEST_DOCKER" = 1 && type docker >/dev/null 2>&1 && groups | egrep "\bdocker\b" && test_set_prereq DOCKER
+test "$TEST_PLUGIN" = 1 && test "$TEST_OS" = "LINUX" && test_set_prereq PLUGIN
 
 # this may not be available, skip a few dependent tests
 type socat >/dev/null 2>&1 && test_set_prereq SOCAT
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ expr "$TEST_OS" : "CYGWIN_NT" >/dev/null || test_set_prereq STD_ERR_MSG
 if test "$TEST_VERBOSE" = 1; then
   echo '# TEST_VERBOSE='"$TEST_VERBOSE"
   echo '# TEST_IMMEDIATE='"$TEST_IMMEDIATE"
-  echo '# TEST_NO_FUSE='"$TEST_NO_FUSE"
-  echo '# TEST_NO_DOCKER='"$TEST_NO_DOCKER"
-  echo '# TEST_NO_PLUGIN='"$TEST_NO_PLUGIN"
+  echo '# TEST_FUSE='"$TEST_FUSE"
+  echo '# TEST_DOCKER='"$TEST_DOCKER"
+  echo '# TEST_PLUGIN='"$TEST_PLUGIN"
   echo '# TEST_EXPENSIVE='"$TEST_EXPENSIVE"
   echo '# TEST_OS='"$TEST_OS"
   echo '# TEST_JUNIT='"$TEST_JUNIT"
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0230-channel-streaming-http-content-type.sh b/test/sharness/t0230-channel-streaming-http-content-type.sh
index 055b342d1ea..be23d8151c0 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0230-channel-streaming-http-content-type.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0230-channel-streaming-http-content-type.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ test_ls_cmd() {
     printf "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n" >expected_output &&
     printf "Access-Control-Allow-Headers: X-Stream-Output, X-Chunked-Output, X-Content-Length\r\n" >>expected_output &&
     printf "Access-Control-Expose-Headers: X-Stream-Output, X-Chunked-Output, X-Content-Length\r\n" >>expected_output &&
-    printf "Connection: close\r\n" >>expected_output &&
     printf "Content-Type: text/plain\r\n" >>expected_output &&
     printf "Server: kubo/%s\r\n" $(ipfs version -n) >>expected_output &&
     printf "Trailer: X-Stream-Error\r\n" >>expected_output &&
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ test_ls_cmd() {
     printf "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n" >expected_output &&
     printf "Access-Control-Allow-Headers: X-Stream-Output, X-Chunked-Output, X-Content-Length\r\n" >>expected_output &&
     printf "Access-Control-Expose-Headers: X-Stream-Output, X-Chunked-Output, X-Content-Length\r\n" >>expected_output &&
-    printf "Connection: close\r\n" >>expected_output &&
     printf "Content-Type: application/json\r\n" >>expected_output &&
     printf "Server: kubo/%s\r\n" $(ipfs version -n) >>expected_output &&
     printf "Trailer: X-Stream-Error\r\n" >>expected_output &&
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0310-tracing.sh b/test/sharness/t0310-tracing.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 96d07ae8da2..00000000000
--- a/test/sharness/t0310-tracing.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2022 Protocol Labs
-# MIT/Apache-2.0 Licensed; see the LICENSE file in this repository.
-#
-
-test_description="Test tracing"
-
-. lib/test-lib.sh
-
-test_init_ipfs
-
-export OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
-export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=grpc
-export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:4317
-
-cat <<EOF > collector-config.yaml
-receivers:
-  otlp:
-    protocols:
-      grpc:
-
-processors:
-  batch:
-
-exporters:
-  file:
-    path: /traces/traces.json
-
-service:
-  pipelines:
-    traces:
-      receivers: [otlp]
-      processors: [batch]
-      exporters: [file]
-EOF
-
-# touch traces.json and give it 777 perms, in case docker runs as a different user
-rm -rf traces.json && touch traces.json && chmod 777 traces.json
-
-test_expect_success "run opentelemetry collector" '
-  docker run --rm -d -v "$PWD/collector-config.yaml":/config.yaml -v "$PWD":/traces --net=host --name=ipfs-test-otel-collector otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.52.0 --config /config.yaml
-'
-
-test_launch_ipfs_daemon
-
-test_expect_success "check that a swarm span eventually appears in exported traces" '
-  until cat traces.json | grep CoreAPI.SwarmAPI >/dev/null; do sleep 0.1; done
-'
-
-test_expect_success "kill docker container" '
-  docker kill ipfs-test-otel-collector
-'
-
-test_kill_ipfs_daemon
-
-test_done