--- a/cmd/octorpki/octorpki.go
+++ b/cmd/octorpki/octorpki.go
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ import (
 	syncpki "github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki/sync/lib"
 	librpki "github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki/validator/lib"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	/*
 	jcfg "github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go/config"
+	*/
 )
 
 var (
@@ -1136,6 +1138,8 @@ func main() {
 	log.Info("Validator started")
 
 	if *Tracer {
+		log.Fatalf("jaeger is not supported by the Debian package!")
+		/*
 		cfg, err := jcfg.FromEnv()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
@@ -1146,6 +1150,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		defer closer.Close()
 		opentracing.SetGlobalTracer(tracer)
+		*/
 	}
 
 	rootTALs := strings.Split(*RootTAL, ",")
