diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 06d700e..48fac52 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 
-option(ENDO_TRACE "Enables debug output" OFF)
+option(ENDO_TRACE_VM "Enables debug output" OFF)
 option(ENDO_TRACE_PARSER "Enables debug output for Parser" OFF)
 option(ENDO_TRACE_LEXER "Enables debug output for Lexer" OFF)
 
 if("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(ENDO_TRACE ON)
+    set(ENDO_TRACE_VM ON)
     set(ENDO_TRACE_PARSER ON)
     set(ENDO_TRACE_LEXER ON)
 endif()
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ EndoThirdPartiesSummary2()
 message(STATUS "--------------------------------")
 message(STATUS "          output flags          ")
 message(STATUS "--------------------------------")
-message(STATUS "endo trace          ${ENDO_TRACE}")
+message(STATUS "endo trace          ${ENDO_TRACE_VM}")
 message(STATUS "endo trace parser   ${ENDO_TRACE_PARSER}")
 message(STATUS "endo trace lexer    ${ENDO_TRACE_LEXER}")
 message(STATUS "--------------------------------")
diff --git a/src/shell/CMakeLists.txt b/src/shell/CMakeLists.txt
index 3107b75..858dd30 100644
--- a/src/shell/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/shell/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ target_compile_definitions(Shell PUBLIC META_WORKAROUND_LLVM_28385)
 target_link_libraries(Shell PUBLIC fmt::fmt-header-only vtparser crispy::core CoreVM InputEditor Threads::Threads util)
 
 
-if(ENDO_TRACE)
-  target_compile_definitions(Shell PUBLIC ENDO_TRACE)
+if(ENDO_TRACE_VM)
+  target_compile_definitions(Shell PUBLIC ENDO_TRACE_VM)
 endif()
 if(ENDO_TRACE_PARSER)
   target_compile_definitions(Shell PUBLIC ENDO_TRACE_PARSER)
diff --git a/src/shell/Shell.cpp b/src/shell/Shell.cpp
index 6e7d378..fe5c5ea 100644
--- a/src/shell/Shell.cpp
+++ b/src/shell/Shell.cpp
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ export class Shell final: public CoreVM::Runtime
     std::unique_ptr<CoreVM::Program> _currentProgram;
     CoreVM::Runner::Globals _globals;
 
-#if defined(ENDO_TRACE)
+#if defined(ENDO_TRACE_VM)
     bool _debugIR = true;
     bool _traceVM = true;
 #else