diff --git a/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.cpp b/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.cpp
index 79f069190af1a281c41d9d10e419a81b2774b1c8..b59040c59a40c8c91ebb5ad399ebcba6aeb6f5c3 100644
--- a/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.cpp
@@ -19,27 +19,27 @@ ExtraePartialTracer::ExtraePartialTracer()
   extrae_wrapper_.RegisterTypeWithDescription(type_description_, state_type_);
 }
 
-void ExtraePartialTracer::shutdown() noexcept {
+void ExtraePartialTracer::shutdown(bool annotate) noexcept {
   if (debug_output_.getValue().value_or(false) && mpi_helper_.IsRankNumber(0)) {
     std::cout << "neSmiK Partial Tracer: Shutting down" << std::endl;
   }
-  extrae_wrapper_.StopWithTypeAndRegionName(state_type_, "ON");
+  if (annotate) extrae_wrapper_.StopWithTypeAndRegionName(state_type_, "ON");
   Extrae_shutdown();
   is_shutdown_ = true;
 }
 
-void ExtraePartialTracer::start() noexcept {
+void ExtraePartialTracer::start(bool annotate) noexcept {
   if (debug_output_.getValue().value_or(false) && mpi_helper_.IsRankNumber(0)) {
     std::cout << "neSmiK Partial Tracer: Starting up" << std::endl;
   }
   Extrae_restart();
-  extrae_wrapper_.StartWithTypeAndRegionName(state_type_, "ON");
+  if (annotate) extrae_wrapper_.StartWithTypeAndRegionName(state_type_, "ON");
   is_shutdown_ = false;
 }
 
 void ExtraePartialTracer::Init() noexcept {
   // And pause extrae
-  shutdown();
+  shutdown(true);
 
   // then we check the env
   const auto number_of_names = region_names_env_.getValue().value().size();
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void ExtraePartialTracer::RegionStart(
           << std::endl;
     }
     // We need to startup extrae and emit the region_start event
-    start();
+    start(true);
   } else {
     if (debug_output_.getValue().value_or(false) &&
         mpi_helper_.IsRankNumber(0)) {
@@ -136,9 +136,11 @@ void ExtraePartialTracer::RegionStart(
   } 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();
+      // We don't want to annotate this start and shutdownd as it is
+      // conceptually turned of.
+      start(false);
       type_stack_strategy_->RegionStart(region);
-      shutdown();
+      shutdown(false);
     }
 }
 
@@ -152,9 +154,11 @@ void ExtraePartialTracer::RegionStopLast(
   } else
     // If were shutdown we still add it if the env is set
     if (write_all_regions_.getValue().value_or(false)) {
-      start();
+      // We don't want to annotate this start and shutdownd as it is
+      // conceptually turned of.
+      start(false);
       type_stack_strategy_->RegionStopLast(region);
-      shutdown();
+      shutdown(false);
     }
 
   std::vector<StartStopJob> matching_jobs;
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ void ExtraePartialTracer::RegionStopLast(
           << std::endl;
     }
     // We need to stop extrae
-    shutdown();
+    shutdown(true);
   } else {
     if (debug_output_.getValue().value_or(false) &&
         mpi_helper_.IsRankNumber(0)) {
diff --git a/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.hpp b/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.hpp
index d613fd75c4b5de5010c5ea79a7419b03e5495f4e..5b7d74d1c90982ebfc0b14b9ba3707ed46aaaf0c 100644
--- a/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.hpp
+++ b/src/backends/extrae_partial_tracer/extrae_partial_tracer.hpp
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class ExtraePartialTracer : public ProperlyNestedAnnotationStrategy {
   bool is_shutdown_{true};
   ExtraeWrapper extrae_wrapper_;
   std::unique_ptr<ExtraeTypeStackStrategy> type_stack_strategy_;
-  void shutdown() noexcept;
-  void start() noexcept;
+  void shutdown(bool annotate) noexcept;
+  void start(bool annotate) noexcept;
   const actual_extrae_type state_type_{82000};
   const std::string type_description_ = "Extrae::PartialTracer State";