[CHEF-4224] tracing? throws an exception when chef-shell is first started

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/chef/shell.rb b/lib/chef/shell.rb
index 0788962e62..1519c47d88 100644
--- a/lib/chef/shell.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/shell.rb
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ module Shell
       conf.prompt_i       = "chef#{leader(m)} > "
       conf.prompt_n       = "chef#{leader(m)} ?> "
       conf.prompt_s       = "chef#{leader(m)}%l> "
+      conf.use_tracer     = false
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/shell_spec.rb b/spec/unit/shell_spec.rb
index cce743873f..bf638e1c3a 100644
--- a/spec/unit/shell_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/shell_spec.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe Shell do
       conf.prompt_i.should      == "chef > "
       conf.prompt_n.should      == "chef ?> "
       conf.prompt_s.should      == "chef%l> "
-
+      conf.use_tracer.should    == false
     end
 
     it "has a prompt like ``chef:recipe > '' in recipe context" do