diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 08bf4e705e..efe3b70104 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 SYSTEM_TEST_EXTERNAL_DEPENDENCIES = []
 SYSTEM_TEST_LOCAL_DEPENDENCIES = []
 SYSTEM_TEST_DEPENDENCIES = []
-SYSTEM_TEST_EXTRAS = []
+SYSTEM_TEST_EXTRAS = [
+    "tracing",
+]
 SYSTEM_TEST_EXTRAS_BY_PYTHON = {}
 
 CURRENT_DIRECTORY = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
diff --git a/owlbot.py b/owlbot.py
index 31f458d691..a3a048fffb 100644
--- a/owlbot.py
+++ b/owlbot.py
@@ -137,14 +137,19 @@ def get_staging_dirs(
 # Add templated files
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 templated_files = common.py_library(
-    microgenerator=True, samples=True, cov_level=99, split_system_tests=True,
+    microgenerator=True,
+    samples=True,
+    cov_level=99,
+    split_system_tests=True,
+    system_test_extras=["tracing"],
 )
-s.move(templated_files, 
+s.move(
+    templated_files,
     excludes=[
-        ".coveragerc", 
-        ".github/workflows", # exclude gh actions as credentials are needed for tests
-        ]
-    )
+        ".coveragerc",
+        ".github/workflows",  # exclude gh actions as credentials are needed for tests
+    ],
+)
 
 # Ensure CI runs on a new instance each time
 s.replace(