diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 90c7f53..c5c5fe8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -95,34 +95,48 @@ pub struct Metadata {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! setup_panic {
   ($meta:expr) => {
+    #[allow(unused_imports)]
     use std::panic::{self, PanicInfo};
+    #[allow(unused_imports)]
     use $crate::{handle_dump, print_msg, Metadata};
 
-    panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |info: &PanicInfo| {
-      let file_path = handle_dump(&$meta, info);
-
-      print_msg(file_path, &$meta)
-        .expect("human-panic: printing error message to console failed");
-    }));
+    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+    match ::std::env::var("RUST_BACKTRACE") {
+      Err(_) => {
+        panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |info: &PanicInfo| {
+          let file_path = handle_dump(&$meta, info);
+          print_msg(file_path, &$meta)
+            .expect("human-panic: printing error message to console failed");
+        }));
+      }
+      Ok(_) => {}
+    }
   };
 
   () => {
+    #[allow(unused_imports)]
     use std::panic::{self, PanicInfo};
+    #[allow(unused_imports)]
     use $crate::{handle_dump, print_msg, Metadata};
 
-    let meta = Metadata {
-      version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").into(),
-      name: env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME").into(),
-      authors: env!("CARGO_PKG_AUTHORS").replace(":", ", ").into(),
-      homepage: env!("CARGO_PKG_HOMEPAGE").into(),
-    };
-
-    panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |info: &PanicInfo| {
-      let file_path = handle_dump(&meta, info);
-
-      print_msg(file_path, &meta)
-        .expect("human-panic: printing error message to console failed");
-    }));
+    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+    match ::std::env::var("RUST_BACKTRACE") {
+      Err(_) => {
+        let meta = Metadata {
+          version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").into(),
+          name: env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME").into(),
+          authors: env!("CARGO_PKG_AUTHORS").replace(":", ", ").into(),
+          homepage: env!("CARGO_PKG_HOMEPAGE").into(),
+        };
+
+        panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |info: &PanicInfo| {
+          let file_path = handle_dump(&meta, info);
+          print_msg(file_path, &meta)
+            .expect("human-panic: printing error message to console failed");
+        }));
+      }
+      Ok(_) => {}
+    }
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/custom-panic/tests/integration.rs b/tests/custom-panic/tests/integration.rs
index 7fc8e2b..199fc09 100644
--- a/tests/custom-panic/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/custom-panic/tests/integration.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 extern crate assert_cli;
 
 #[test]
-fn integration() {
-  assert_cli::Assert::main_binary()
+fn release() {
+  assert_cli::Assert::command(&["cargo", "run", "--release"])
     .stderr()
     .contains("custom-panic-test")
     .stderr()
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ fn integration() {
     .fails_with(101)
     .unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn debug() {
+  assert_cli::Assert::command(&["cargo", "run"])
+    .stderr()
+    .contains("OMG EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE!!!")
+    .fails_with(101)
+    .unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/tests/single-panic/tests/integration.rs b/tests/single-panic/tests/integration.rs
index b242e22..e2b629d 100644
--- a/tests/single-panic/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/single-panic/tests/integration.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 extern crate assert_cli;
 
 #[test]
-fn integration() {
-  assert_cli::Assert::main_binary()
+fn release() {
+  assert_cli::Assert::command(&["cargo", "run", "--release"])
     .stderr()
     .contains("single-panic-test")
     .stderr()
@@ -12,3 +12,12 @@ fn integration() {
     .fails_with(101)
     .unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn debug() {
+  assert_cli::Assert::command(&["cargo", "run"])
+    .stderr()
+    .contains("OMG EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE!!!")
+    .fails_with(101)
+    .unwrap();
+}