diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index fbc5fcea7b9..9266bee34d6 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.display_try_failure_messages = true
 
   config.infer_spec_type_from_file_location!
-  config.full_backtrace = true
+  config.full_backtrace = !!ENV['CI']
 
   config.define_derived_metadata(file_path: %r{/spec/}) do |metadata|
     location = metadata[:location]