diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa31f83c..abf91428 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Powerful Python util methods and classes that simplify common apis and tasks.
 
-![Current Release](https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v1.24.0-blue)
+![Current Release](https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v1.24.1-blue)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/owasp-sbot/OSBot-Utils/graph/badge.svg?token=GNVW0COX1N)](https://codecov.io/gh/owasp-sbot/OSBot-Utils)
 
 
diff --git a/osbot_utils/helpers/trace/Trace_Call.py b/osbot_utils/helpers/trace/Trace_Call.py
index cf70e214..c45df3a4 100644
--- a/osbot_utils/helpers/trace/Trace_Call.py
+++ b/osbot_utils/helpers/trace/Trace_Call.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 def trace_calls(title         = None , print_traces = True , show_locals    = False, source_code          = False ,
-                ignore        = None , include      = None , show_path      = False, duration_bigger_than = 0     ,
+                ignore        = None , include      = None , show_path      = False, duration_bigger_than = 0     , trace_depth=0,
                 max_string    = None , show_types   = False, show_duration  = False ,# show_caller    = False     ,         # todo: add back when show_caller is working again
                 show_class    = False, contains     = None , show_internals = False, enabled              = True  ,
                 extra_data    = False, show_lines   = False, print_lines    = False, show_types_padding   = None  , duration_padding=None):
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                                  capture_extra_data=extra_data,
                                  print_padding_parent_info= show_types_padding, print_padding_duration=duration_padding,
                                  print_lines_on_exit=print_lines, trace_enabled=enabled,
-                                 trace_capture_lines=show_lines or print_lines)
+                                 trace_capture_lines=show_lines or print_lines,
+                                 trace_up_to_depth=trace_depth)
 
             config = (Trace_Call__Config().update_from_kwargs (**config_kwargs))
 
diff --git a/osbot_utils/helpers/trace/Trace_Call__Handler.py b/osbot_utils/helpers/trace/Trace_Call__Handler.py
index f82ba3f3..4115b37a 100644
--- a/osbot_utils/helpers/trace/Trace_Call__Handler.py
+++ b/osbot_utils/helpers/trace/Trace_Call__Handler.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def should_capture(self, frame):
                     capture = False
 
                 for item in self.config.trace_ignore_start_with:                                       # Check if the module should be ignored
-                    if module.startswith(item):
+                    if module.startswith(item) or func_name.startswith(item):
                         capture = False
                         break
         return capture
diff --git a/osbot_utils/utils/Python_Logger.py b/osbot_utils/utils/Python_Logger.py
index be2bf895..93b0b5e2 100644
--- a/osbot_utils/utils/Python_Logger.py
+++ b/osbot_utils/utils/Python_Logger.py
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ def manager_remove_logger(self):
     def setup(self, logger_name=None, log_level=None,add_console_logger=False, add_memory_logger=True):
         if logger_name:
             self.logger_name = logger_name
-        self.logger =  logging.getLogger(self.logger_name)
+        if self.logger is None:
+            self.logger =  logging.getLogger(self.logger_name)
         self.setup_log_methods()
         self.set_log_level(log_level)
         if add_console_logger:
diff --git a/osbot_utils/version b/osbot_utils/version
index de8c3cf6..68d2b75a 100644
--- a/osbot_utils/version
+++ b/osbot_utils/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.24.0
+v1.24.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 88d99f96..7ff9a032 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name        = "osbot_utils"
-version     = "v1.24.0"
+version     = "v1.24.1"
 description = "OWASP Security Bot - Utils"
 authors     = ["Dinis Cruz <dinis.cruz@owasp.org>"]
 license     = "MIT"