diff --git a/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.cpp b/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.cpp
index d2efb16fbaef79de742c29a37d67ebe7f388bcde..79f069190af1a281c41d9d10e419a81b2774b1c8 100644
--- a/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ void ExtraePartialTracer::Init() noexcept {
                 << job.stop_at << "}" << std::endl;
     }
   }
+  if (mpi_helper_.IsRankNumber(0) &&
+      write_all_regions_.getValue().value_or(false)) {
+    std::cout << "neSmiK Extrae::PartialTracer: Tracing neSmiK regions events "
+                 "even though tracing might be off for that region."
+              << std::endl;
+  }
 }
 
 void ExtraePartialTracer::RegionStart(
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ void ExtraePartialTracer::RegionStart(
   if (matching_jobs.size() > 1) {
     std::cout
         << "neSmiK Extrae::PartialTracer: Found multiple matching jobs, please "
-           "dont duplicate region names with the same start iteration"
+           "don't duplicate region names with the same start iteration"
         << std::endl;
     Terminator::exit();
   }
@@ -127,17 +133,29 @@ void ExtraePartialTracer::RegionStart(
   // if were running call extrae backend
   if (!is_shutdown_) {
     type_stack_strategy_->RegionStart(region);
-  }
+  } else
+    // If we are not running but env is set, we still add it to the trace
+    if (write_all_regions_.getValue().value_or(false)) {
+      start();
+      type_stack_strategy_->RegionStart(region);
+      shutdown();
+    }
 }
 
 void ExtraePartialTracer::RegionStopLast(
     const ProperlyNestedRegionInformation &region) noexcept {
   const std::string region_name = std::string(region.name);
 
+  // We add because were not shutdown
   if (!is_shutdown_) {
-    std::cout << "Region stop last " << region.name << std::endl;
     type_stack_strategy_->RegionStopLast(region);
-  }
+  } else
+    // If were shutdown we still add it if the env is set
+    if (write_all_regions_.getValue().value_or(false)) {
+      start();
+      type_stack_strategy_->RegionStopLast(region);
+      shutdown();
+    }
 
   std::vector<StartStopJob> matching_jobs;
   for (const auto &job : jobs_) {
diff --git a/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.hpp b/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.hpp
index b4cbe5ad2a4979457d711c36582657fe8ee01111..d613fd75c4b5de5010c5ea79a7419b03e5495f4e 100644
--- a/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.hpp
+++ b/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ class ExtraePartialTracer : public ProperlyNestedAnnotationStrategy {
       "EXTRAE_WRITE_CONFIG_FILE",
       "Write corresponding Paraver .cfg file if set to True", false);
 
+  EnvironmentVariable<bool> write_all_regions_ =
+      EnvironmentVariable<bool>("PARTIAL_TRACER_ADD_ALL_REGIONS",
+                                "Write all regions into the trace, even though "
+                                "extrae might not be tracing for all of them",
+                                false);
+
   MPIHelper mpi_helper_;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, unsigned int> region_counter_starts_;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, unsigned int> region_counter_stops_;