diff --git a/slic/utils/debug.py b/slic/utils/debug.py
index c895a28d7..b28399af6 100644
--- a/slic/utils/debug.py
+++ b/slic/utils/debug.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Traceable:
         combined = ", ".join(combined)
 
         line = f"{cls_name}({combined})"
-        log.trace(f"creating: {line}")
+        log.trace(f"creating: {line}", stacklevel=2) # increase stacklevel by 1 to skip Registry
 
         return super().__new__(cls)
 
diff --git a/slic/utils/logcfg.py b/slic/utils/logcfg.py
index 7d34da8cf..a2908201e 100644
--- a/slic/utils/logcfg.py
+++ b/slic/utils/logcfg.py
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ def add_log_Level(logger, level_name, level_value, func_name=None, color=None):
     def log_func_for_class(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if sys.version_info >= (3,8): #TODO: how to do this for <=3.7
             stacklevel = kwargs.get("stacklevel", 1)
-#            stacklevel += 3 # Traceable with stacklevel=1: 0 logcfg => 1 debug => 2 registry => 3 actual location
-            stacklevel += 2 # import logging: 0 logcfg (log_func_for_class) => 1 logcfg (import_with_log) => 2 actual location
+            stacklevel += 2 # 0 here => 1 call to log.trace() => 2 actual location
             kwargs["stacklevel"] = stacklevel
         self.log(level_value, *args, **kwargs)