diff --git a/core/kazoo_data/src/kz_data_tracing.erl b/core/kazoo_data/src/kz_data_tracing.erl
index 28b4b481e81..34fd3514106 100644
--- a/core/kazoo_data/src/kz_data_tracing.erl
+++ b/core/kazoo_data/src/kz_data_tracing.erl
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
 -export_type([filter/0, filters/0
              ,trace_result/0, trace_results/0
+             ,trace_error/0
 
              ]).
 
diff --git a/core/kazoo_proper/src/pqc_cb_api.erl b/core/kazoo_proper/src/pqc_cb_api.erl
index 75fbd562764..da24f584772 100644
--- a/core/kazoo_proper/src/pqc_cb_api.erl
+++ b/core/kazoo_proper/src/pqc_cb_api.erl
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
              ,expectations/0
              ]).
 
--spec cleanup(state()) -> any().
+-spec cleanup(state()) -> {'ok', file:filename_all()} | {'error', kz_data_tracing:trace_error()}.
 cleanup(#{'trace_file' := Trace
          ,'start' := Start
          }) ->
diff --git a/core/kazoo_proper/src/pqc_cb_users.erl b/core/kazoo_proper/src/pqc_cb_users.erl
index 38e1fd0f05b..41f3f969de4 100644
--- a/core/kazoo_proper/src/pqc_cb_users.erl
+++ b/core/kazoo_proper/src/pqc_cb_users.erl
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ user_doc() ->
      ,kzd_users:new()
      ).
 
--spec seq() -> 'ok'.
+-spec seq() -> {'ok', file:filename_all()} | {'error', kz_data_tracing:trace_error()}.
 seq() ->
     _ = init(),
     Model = initial_state(),