diff --git a/transcoder/src/exec/exec.go b/transcoder/src/exec/exec.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e4ad610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transcoder/src/exec/exec.go
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+package exec
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	osexec "os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
+	traceotel "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrDot       = osexec.ErrDot
+	ErrNotFound  = osexec.ErrNotFound
+	ErrWaitDelay = osexec.ErrWaitDelay
+)
+
+type Error = osexec.Error
+type ExitError = osexec.ExitError
+
+var tracer = otel.Tracer("kyoo.transcoder.cli")
+
+type Cmd struct {
+	*osexec.Cmd
+	span     traceotel.Span
+	spanCtx  context.Context
+	spanned  bool
+	spanDone bool
+}
+
+func LookPath(file string) (string, error) {
+	return osexec.LookPath(file)
+}
+
+func Command(name string, arg ...string) *Cmd {
+	return wrap(context.Background(), osexec.Command(name, arg...))
+}
+
+func CommandContext(ctx context.Context, name string, arg ...string) *Cmd {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+	return wrap(ctx, osexec.CommandContext(ctx, name, arg...))
+}
+
+func wrap(ctx context.Context, cmd *osexec.Cmd) *Cmd {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+	return &Cmd{Cmd: cmd, spanCtx: ctx}
+}
+
+func (c *Cmd) Run() error {
+	c.startSpan()
+	err := c.Cmd.Run()
+	c.endSpan(err)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (c *Cmd) Output() ([]byte, error) {
+	c.startSpan()
+	output, err := c.Cmd.Output()
+	c.endSpan(err)
+	return output, err
+}
+
+func (c *Cmd) CombinedOutput() ([]byte, error) {
+	c.startSpan()
+	output, err := c.Cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	c.endSpan(err)
+	return output, err
+}
+
+func (c *Cmd) Start() error {
+	c.startSpan()
+	err := c.Cmd.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.endSpan(err)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (c *Cmd) Wait() error {
+	err := c.Cmd.Wait()
+	c.endSpan(err)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (c *Cmd) startSpan() {
+	if c == nil || c.spanned {
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx := c.spanCtx
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+
+	attrs := []attribute.KeyValue{
+		attribute.String("process.command", c.Path),
+	}
+	if len(c.Args) > 1 {
+		attrs = append(attrs, attribute.StringSlice("process.command_args", c.Args[1:]))
+	}
+	if c.Dir != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, attribute.String("process.working_directory", c.Dir))
+	}
+
+	_, span := tracer.Start(
+		ctx,
+		fmt.Sprintf("exec %s", filepath.Base(c.Path)),
+		traceotel.WithAttributes(attrs...),
+	)
+	c.span = span
+	c.spanned = true
+	c.spanDone = false
+}
+
+func (c *Cmd) endSpan(err error) {
+	if c == nil || !c.spanned || c.spanDone || c.span == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err == nil {
+		c.span.SetAttributes(attribute.Int("process.exit.code", 0))
+		c.span.SetStatus(codes.Ok, "")
+		c.span.End()
+		c.spanDone = true
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.span.RecordError(err)
+
+	if exitErr, ok := errors.AsType[*osexec.ExitError](err); ok {
+		c.span.SetAttributes(attribute.Int("process.exit.code", exitErr.ExitCode()))
+	}
+
+	c.span.SetStatus(codes.Error, err.Error())
+	c.span.End()
+	c.spanDone = true
+}
diff --git a/transcoder/src/extract.go b/transcoder/src/extract.go
index 1d5634a3..a4dc358c 100644
--- a/transcoder/src/extract.go
+++ b/transcoder/src/extract.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/zoriya/kyoo/transcoder/src/exec"
 	"github.com/zoriya/kyoo/transcoder/src/storage"
 	"github.com/zoriya/kyoo/transcoder/src/utils"
 )
diff --git a/transcoder/src/fingerprints.go b/transcoder/src/fingerprints.go
index 83f7cd6f..61693b31 100644
--- a/transcoder/src/fingerprints.go
+++ b/transcoder/src/fingerprints.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"os/exec"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+	"github.com/zoriya/kyoo/transcoder/src/exec"
 	"github.com/zoriya/kyoo/transcoder/src/utils"
 )
 
diff --git a/transcoder/src/keyframes.go b/transcoder/src/keyframes.go
index 94d4038b..1cf47714 100644
--- a/transcoder/src/keyframes.go
+++ b/transcoder/src/keyframes.go
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
+	"github.com/zoriya/kyoo/transcoder/src/exec"
 	"github.com/zoriya/kyoo/transcoder/src/utils"
 )
 
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ func getVideoKeyframes(path string, video_idx uint32, kf *Keyframe) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	// we don't care about the result but await it for tracess.
+	go cmd.Wait()
 
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdout)
 
@@ -322,6 +324,8 @@ func getAudioKeyframes(info *MediaInfo, audio_idx uint32, kf *Keyframe) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	// we don't care about the result but await it for tracess.
+	go cmd.Wait()
 
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdout)
 	var duration float64
diff --git a/transcoder/src/stream.go b/transcoder/src/stream.go
index 69e016ec..cc7dab97 100644
--- a/transcoder/src/stream.go
+++ b/transcoder/src/stream.go
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"math"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/zoriya/kyoo/transcoder/src/exec"
 )
 
 type Flags int32