diff --git a/src/pocketmine/CrashDump.php b/src/pocketmine/CrashDump.php
index 9454d4466..72833cef8 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/CrashDump.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/CrashDump.php
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class CrashDump{
 			$error = $lastExceptionError;
 		}else{
 			$error = (array) error_get_last();
-			$error["trace"] = Utils::getTrace(4); //Skipping CrashDump->baseCrash, CrashDump->construct, Server->crashDump
+			$error["trace"] = Utils::printableCurrentTrace(3); //Skipping CrashDump->baseCrash, CrashDump->construct, Server->crashDump
 			$errorConversion = [
 				E_ERROR => "E_ERROR",
 				E_WARNING => "E_WARNING",
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Server.php b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
index 031c10c62..1de1a99a8 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Server.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ class Server{
 			"fullFile" => $e->getFile(),
 			"file" => $errfile,
 			"line" => $errline,
-			"trace" => Utils::getTrace(0, $trace)
+			"trace" => Utils::printableTrace($trace)
 		];
 
 		global $lastExceptionError, $lastError;
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/LoginPacket.php b/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/LoginPacket.php
index 3a801b8e9..a8beb83dc 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/LoginPacket.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/LoginPacket.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class LoginPacket extends DataPacket{
 
 			$logger = \GlobalLogger::get();
 			$logger->debug(get_class($e) . " was thrown while decoding connection request in login (protocol version " . ($this->protocol ?? "unknown") . "): " . $e->getMessage());
-			foreach(Utils::getTrace(0, $e->getTrace()) as $line){
+			foreach(Utils::printableTrace($e->getTrace()) as $line){
 				$logger->debug($line);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/utils/MainLogger.php b/src/pocketmine/utils/MainLogger.php
index 388faabf8..3f5e0f3f6 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/utils/MainLogger.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/utils/MainLogger.php
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class MainLogger extends \AttachableThreadedLogger{
 		$errfile = Utils::cleanPath($errfile);
 
 		$message = get_class($e) . ": \"$errstr\" ($errno) in \"$errfile\" at line $errline";
-		$stack = Utils::getTrace(0, $trace);
+		$stack = Utils::printableTrace($trace);
 
 		$this->synchronized(function() use ($type, $message, $stack) : void{
 			$this->log($type, $message);
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/utils/Utils.php b/src/pocketmine/utils/Utils.php
index bd13a3c6d..03d08da6b 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/utils/Utils.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/utils/Utils.php
@@ -461,24 +461,13 @@ class Utils{
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param int        $start
-	 * @param array|null $trace
+	 * @param array $trace
 	 *
 	 * @return array
 	 */
-	public static function getTrace($start = 0, $trace = null){
-		if($trace === null){
-			if(function_exists("xdebug_get_function_stack")){
-				$trace = array_reverse(xdebug_get_function_stack());
-			}else{
-				$e = new \Exception();
-				$trace = $e->getTrace();
-			}
-		}
-
+	public static function printableTrace(array $trace) : array{
 		$messages = [];
-		$j = 0;
-		for($i = (int) $start; isset($trace[$i]); ++$i, ++$j){
+		for($i = 0; isset($trace[$i]); ++$i){
 			$params = "";
 			if(isset($trace[$i]["args"]) or isset($trace[$i]["params"])){
 				if(isset($trace[$i]["args"])){
@@ -491,12 +480,39 @@ class Utils{
 					return (is_object($value) ? get_class($value) . " object" : gettype($value) . " " . (is_array($value) ? "Array()" : Utils::printable(@strval($value))));
 				}, $args));
 			}
-			$messages[] = "#$j " . (isset($trace[$i]["file"]) ? self::cleanPath($trace[$i]["file"]) : "") . "(" . (isset($trace[$i]["line"]) ? $trace[$i]["line"] : "") . "): " . (isset($trace[$i]["class"]) ? $trace[$i]["class"] . (($trace[$i]["type"] === "dynamic" or $trace[$i]["type"] === "->") ? "->" : "::") : "") . $trace[$i]["function"] . "(" . Utils::printable($params) . ")";
+			$messages[] = "#$i " . (isset($trace[$i]["file"]) ? self::cleanPath($trace[$i]["file"]) : "") . "(" . (isset($trace[$i]["line"]) ? $trace[$i]["line"] : "") . "): " . (isset($trace[$i]["class"]) ? $trace[$i]["class"] . (($trace[$i]["type"] === "dynamic" or $trace[$i]["type"] === "->") ? "->" : "::") : "") . $trace[$i]["function"] . "(" . Utils::printable($params) . ")";
 		}
-
 		return $messages;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param int $skipFrames
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public static function currentTrace(int $skipFrames = 0) : array{
+		++$skipFrames; //omit this frame from trace, in addition to other skipped frames
+		if(function_exists("xdebug_get_function_stack")){
+			$trace = array_reverse(xdebug_get_function_stack());
+		}else{
+			$e = new \Exception();
+			$trace = $e->getTrace();
+		}
+		for($i = 0; $i < $skipFrames; ++$i){
+			unset($trace[$i]);
+		}
+		return array_values($trace);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param int $skipFrames
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public static function printableCurrentTrace(int $skipFrames = 0) : array{
+		return self::printableTrace(self::currentTrace(++$skipFrames));
+	}
+
 	public static function cleanPath($path){
 		return str_replace(["\\", ".php", "phar://", str_replace(["\\", "phar://"], ["/", ""], \pocketmine\PATH), str_replace(["\\", "phar://"], ["/", ""], \pocketmine\PLUGIN_PATH)], ["/", "", "", "", ""], $path);
 	}