diff --git a/src/promptflow-evals/promptflow/evals/evaluate/_telemetry/__init__.py b/src/promptflow-evals/promptflow/evals/evaluate/_telemetry/__init__.py
index 8fa1e1d27f1..b9c92b7a579 100644
--- a/src/promptflow-evals/promptflow/evals/evaluate/_telemetry/__init__.py
+++ b/src/promptflow-evals/promptflow/evals/evaluate/_telemetry/__init__.py
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
             "evaluator_config": evaluator_config,
         }
 
-        with ((log_activity(get_telemetry_logger(), "pf.evals.evaluate", activity_type=ActivityType.PUBLICAPI,
-                            user_agent=USER_AGENT, custom_dimensions=custom_dimensions))):
+        with log_activity(get_telemetry_logger(), "pf.evals.evaluate", activity_type=ActivityType.PUBLICAPI,
+                          user_agent=USER_AGENT, custom_dimensions=custom_dimensions):
             result = func(*args, **kwargs)
 
             try:
diff --git a/src/promptflow-evals/promptflow/evals/evaluate/_utils.py b/src/promptflow-evals/promptflow/evals/evaluate/_utils.py
index ac8e3ab2255..0417c5743d9 100644
--- a/src/promptflow-evals/promptflow/evals/evaluate/_utils.py
+++ b/src/promptflow-evals/promptflow/evals/evaluate/_utils.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def _log_metrics_and_instance_results(
     metrics, instance_results, trace_destination, run, evaluation_name,
 ) -> str:
     if trace_destination is None:
-        LOGGER.debug("Unable to log traces as trace destination was not defined.")
+        LOGGER.error("Unable to log traces as trace destination was not defined.")
         return None
 
     azure_pf_client, ws_triad = _azure_pf_client_and_triad(trace_destination)