diff --git a/packages/backend/server/package.json b/packages/backend/server/package.json
index 2560bbcfaf..1a69deb9cc 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/server/package.json
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
     ],
     "env": {
       "NODE_ENV": "development",
+      "AFFINE_ENV": "dev",
       "AFFINE_SERVER_EXTERNAL_URL": "http://localhost:8080",
       "DEBUG": "affine:*",
       "FORCE_COLOR": true,
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/error/def.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/error/def.ts
index b3f63a06b1..826694c939 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/error/def.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/error/def.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ export class UserFriendlyError extends Error {
     );
   }
 
+  get stacktrace() {
+    return this.name === 'internal_server_error'
+      ? ((this.cause as Error)?.stack ?? super.stack)
+      : super.stack;
+  }
+
   toJSON() {
     return {
       status: this.status,
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/graphql/index.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/graphql/index.ts
index cba86da4fd..ae89b41646 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/graphql/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/graphql/index.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 import './config';
 
-import { STATUS_CODES } from 'node:http';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 
 import type { ApolloDriverConfig } from '@nestjs/apollo';
 import { ApolloDriver } from '@nestjs/apollo';
-import { Global, HttpStatus, Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Global, Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { GraphQLModule } from '@nestjs/graphql';
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
-import { GraphQLError } from 'graphql';
 
 import { Config } from '../config';
-import { UserFriendlyError } from '../error';
-import { isGraphQLBadRequest, mapAnyError } from '../nestjs/exception';
+import { mapAnyError } from '../nestjs/exception';
 import { GQLLoggerPlugin } from './logger-plugin';
 
 export type GraphqlContext = {
@@ -52,39 +49,15 @@ export type GraphqlContext = {
             res,
             isAdminQuery: false,
           }),
-          includeStacktraceInErrorResponses: !config.node.prod,
           plugins: [new GQLLoggerPlugin()],
           formatError: (formattedError, error) => {
+            let ufe = mapAnyError(error);
+
             // @ts-expect-error allow assign
-            formattedError.extensions ??= {};
-
-            if (
-              error instanceof GraphQLError &&
-              error.originalError instanceof UserFriendlyError
-            ) {
-              // @ts-expect-error allow assign
-              formattedError.extensions = error.originalError.toJSON();
-              formattedError.extensions.stacktrace = error.originalError.stack;
-              return formattedError;
-            } else if (
-              error instanceof GraphQLError &&
-              isGraphQLBadRequest(error)
-            ) {
-              const err = mapAnyError(error);
-              // @ts-expect-error allow assign
-              formattedError.extensions = err.toJSON();
-              formattedError.extensions.stacktrace = err.stack;
-              return formattedError;
-            } else {
-              // @ts-expect-error allow assign
-              formattedError.message = 'Internal Server Error';
-
-              formattedError.extensions['status'] =
-                HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
-              formattedError.extensions['code'] =
-                STATUS_CODES[HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR];
+            formattedError.extensions = ufe.toJSON();
+            if (config.affine.canary) {
+              formattedError.extensions.stacktrace = ufe.stacktrace;
             }
-
             return formattedError;
           },
         };
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/logger/service.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/logger/service.ts
index ac93b59d31..b0b6962cc0 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/logger/service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/logger/service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { ConsoleLogger, Injectable, type LogLevel } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { ClsServiceManager } from 'nestjs-cls';
 
+import { UserFriendlyError } from '../error';
+
 // DO NOT use this Logger directly
 // Use it via this way: `private readonly logger = new Logger(MyService.name)`
 @Injectable()
@@ -20,7 +22,14 @@ export class AFFiNELogger extends ConsoleLogger {
 
   static formatStack(stackOrError?: Error | string | unknown) {
     if (stackOrError instanceof Error) {
-      const err = stackOrError;
+      let err = stackOrError;
+
+      // most of the internal error are caught and created by `GlobalExceptionFilter`,
+      // and their error stack is helpless
+      if (err instanceof UserFriendlyError) {
+        return err.stacktrace;
+      }
+
       let stack = err.stack ?? '';
       if (err.cause instanceof Error && err.cause.stack) {
         stack += `\n\nCaused by:\n\n${err.cause.stack}`;