diff --git a/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceManager.java b/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceManager.java
index 582ddba7..d735fe8d 100644
--- a/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceManager.java
+++ b/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceManager.java
@@ -132,11 +132,6 @@ public class TraceManager implements Listener {
      * @param trace the trace to be removed
      */
     public boolean remove(Trace trace) {
-        Optional<Trace> activeTrace = TraceRecorder.instance.getActiveTraceForRegion(trace.getRegion());
-        if (activeTrace.isPresent() && activeTrace.get() == trace) {
-            TraceRecorder.instance.stopRecording(trace.getRegion());
-        }
-
         Map<Integer, Trace> traces = tracesByRegion.getOrDefault(trace.getRegion(), Collections.emptyMap());
         Integer traceId = traces.entrySet().stream()
                 .filter(entry -> entry.getValue() == trace)
@@ -153,7 +148,6 @@ public class TraceManager implements Listener {
      * Clears all traces
      */
     public void clear(Region region) {
-        TraceRecorder.instance.stopRecording(region);
         showDataPerRegionPerPlayer.getOrDefault(region, new HashMap<>())
                 .keySet()
                 .forEach(player -> {
diff --git a/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceRecorder.java b/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceRecorder.java
index 76a76025..a252f208 100644
--- a/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceRecorder.java
+++ b/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceRecorder.java
@@ -104,14 +104,11 @@ public class TraceRecorder implements Listener {
      *
      * @param region region to be recorded
      */
-    public int startRecording(Region region) {
-        if (activeTraces.containsKey(region)) {
-            return -1;
-        }
+    public void startRecording(Region region) {
+        if (activeTraces.containsKey(region)) return;
 
         TraceRecordingWrapper wrappedTrace = new TraceRecordingWrapper(region);
         activeTraces.put(region, wrappedTrace);
-        return TraceManager.instance.add(wrappedTrace.getTrace());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceRecordingWrapper.java b/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceRecordingWrapper.java
index cb9aafd9..7f23bb32 100644
--- a/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceRecordingWrapper.java
+++ b/BauSystem_Main/src/de/steamwar/bausystem/features/tracer/TraceRecordingWrapper.java
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ public class TraceRecordingWrapper {
     protected void finalizeRecording() {
         recordsOutputStream.flush();
         recordsOutputStream.close();
-
-        if (trace.getRecords().isEmpty()) {
-            TraceManager.instance.remove(trace);
-        }
+        TraceManager.instance.add(trace);
     }
 }