diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 79885b0..23e2b75 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Changed
 
 - Increased the default `--loop` interval from every minute to every 30 minutes ([#23]).
-- Collect and output the open files limit ([#45])
+- Collect and output the open files limit ([#45]).
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Move the span inside the loop ([#46]).
 
 [#23]: https://github.com/stackabletech/containerdebug/pull/23
 [#45]: https://github.com/stackabletech/containerdebug/pull/45
+[#46]: https://github.com/stackabletech/containerdebug/pull/46
 
 ## [0.1.1] - 2024-12-16
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8b99b75..5c58aaa 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mod error;
 mod system_information;
 
-use clap::{Parser, crate_description, crate_version};
+use clap::Parser;
 use stackable_operator::telemetry::Tracing;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
@@ -43,22 +43,27 @@ fn main() {
         .init()
         .unwrap();
 
-    // Wrap *all* output in a span, to separate it from main app output.
-    let _span = tracing::error_span!("containerdebug").entered();
+    let init_span = tracing::error_span!("containerdebug init").entered();
 
-    stackable_operator::utils::print_startup_string(
-        crate_description!(),
-        crate_version!(),
-        built_info::GIT_VERSION,
-        built_info::TARGET,
-        built_info::BUILT_TIME_UTC,
-        built_info::RUSTC_VERSION,
+    tracing::info!(
+        built_info.pkg_version = built_info::PKG_VERSION,
+        built_info.git_version = built_info::GIT_VERSION,
+        built_info.target = built_info::TARGET,
+        built_info.built_time_utc = built_info::BUILT_TIME_UTC,
+        built_info.rustc_version = built_info::RUSTC_VERSION,
+        "Starting {name}",
+        name = built_info::PKG_NAME
     );
 
     let mut collect_ctx = SystemInformation::init();
 
     let mut next_run = Instant::now();
+
+    drop(init_span);
     loop {
+        // Wrap *all* output in a span, to separate it from main app output.
+        let _span = tracing::error_span!("containerdebug run").entered();
+
         let next_run_sleep = next_run.saturating_duration_since(Instant::now());
         if !next_run_sleep.is_zero() {
             tracing::info!(?next_run, "scheduling next run...");