diff --git a/vcsserver/lib/exc_tracking.py b/vcsserver/lib/exc_tracking.py
--- a/vcsserver/lib/exc_tracking.py
+++ b/vcsserver/lib/exc_tracking.py
@@ -141,31 +141,32 @@ def get_request_metadata(request=None) -
     return request_metadata
 
 
-def format_exc(exc_info):
+def format_exc(exc_info, use_detailed_tb=True):
     exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback = exc_info
     tb = "++ TRACEBACK ++\n\n"
     tb += "".join(traceback.format_exception(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback, None))
-    
+
     detailed_tb = getattr(exc_value, "_org_exc_tb", None)
-    
+
     if detailed_tb:
         remote_tb = detailed_tb
         if isinstance(detailed_tb, str):
             remote_tb = [detailed_tb]
-    
+
         tb += (
             "\n+++ BEG SOURCE EXCEPTION +++\n\n"
             "{}\n"
             "+++ END SOURCE EXCEPTION +++\n"
             "".format("\n".join(remote_tb))
         )
-    
+
         # Avoid that remote_tb also appears in the frame
         del remote_tb
-    
-    locals_tb = get_detailed_tb(exc_info)
-    if locals_tb:
-        tb += f"\n+++ DETAILS +++\n\n{locals_tb}\n" ""
+
+    if use_detailed_tb:
+        locals_tb = get_detailed_tb(exc_info)
+        if locals_tb:
+            tb += f"\n+++ DETAILS +++\n\n{locals_tb}\n" ""
     return tb