diff --git a/examples/stacktrace/README.md b/examples/stacktrace/README.md
index 63eb53e8..4e54598b 100644
--- a/examples/stacktrace/README.md
+++ b/examples/stacktrace/README.md
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ examples:
 ## before running anything else.
 ##
 ## You can safely delete this file if you do not need it.
-trap 'stacktrace' ERR
-set -o errtrace
+enable_stacktrace
 
 ````
 
@@ -118,8 +117,8 @@ Examples:
 
 Stack trace:
 	from ./download:15 in `root_command`
-	from ./download:254 in `run`
-	from ./download:260 in `main`
+	from ./download:260 in `run`
+	from ./download:266 in `main`
 
 
 ````
diff --git a/examples/stacktrace/src/initialize.sh b/examples/stacktrace/src/initialize.sh
index 0fa0e0d6..3fc5c363 100644
--- a/examples/stacktrace/src/initialize.sh
+++ b/examples/stacktrace/src/initialize.sh
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@
 ## before running anything else.
 ##
 ## You can safely delete this file if you do not need it.
-trap 'stacktrace' ERR
-set -o errtrace
+enable_stacktrace
diff --git a/examples/stacktrace/src/lib/stacktrace.sh b/examples/stacktrace/src/lib/stacktrace.sh
index 570caac3..a93b75dc 100644
--- a/examples/stacktrace/src/lib/stacktrace.sh
+++ b/examples/stacktrace/src/lib/stacktrace.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 ## Usage:
 ## This function is designed to be called on error.
 ## 
-## To enable this functionality, add these lines to your `src/initialize.sh`
-## file (Run `bashly add hooks` to add this file):
-##
-##   trap 'stacktrace' ERR
-##   set -o errtrace
-##
-## Note that this functionality also requires `set -e`, which is enabled by
-## default in bashly generated scripts.
+## To enable this functionality, call `enable_stacktrace` in your
+## `src/initialize.sh` (Run `bashly add hooks` to add this file).
 ##
+enable_stacktrace() {
+  trap 'stacktrace' ERR
+  set -o errtrace
+  set -o errexit
+}
+
 stacktrace() {
   local exit_status="$?"
   local i=0
diff --git a/lib/bashly/libraries/libraries.yml b/lib/bashly/libraries/libraries.yml
index c25eb1d0..23187b08 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/libraries/libraries.yml
+++ b/lib/bashly/libraries/libraries.yml
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ stacktrace:
   post_install_message: |
     The stacktrace function is designed to be called automatically on error.
 
-    To enable this functionality, add these lines to your `initialize.sh`:
-    
-      g`trap 'stacktrace' ERR`
-      g`set -o errtrace`
+    To enable this functionality, call g`enable_stacktrace` in your
+    g`src/initialize.sh`. You may run the following command to add this file:
+
+      m`$ bashly add hooks`
 
 strings:
   help: Copy an additional configuration file to your project, allowing you to customize all the tips and error strings.
diff --git a/lib/bashly/libraries/stacktrace/stacktrace.sh b/lib/bashly/libraries/stacktrace/stacktrace.sh
index 570caac3..a93b75dc 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/libraries/stacktrace/stacktrace.sh
+++ b/lib/bashly/libraries/stacktrace/stacktrace.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 ## Usage:
 ## This function is designed to be called on error.
 ## 
-## To enable this functionality, add these lines to your `src/initialize.sh`
-## file (Run `bashly add hooks` to add this file):
-##
-##   trap 'stacktrace' ERR
-##   set -o errtrace
-##
-## Note that this functionality also requires `set -e`, which is enabled by
-## default in bashly generated scripts.
+## To enable this functionality, call `enable_stacktrace` in your
+## `src/initialize.sh` (Run `bashly add hooks` to add this file).
 ##
+enable_stacktrace() {
+  trap 'stacktrace' ERR
+  set -o errtrace
+  set -o errexit
+}
+
 stacktrace() {
   local exit_status="$?"
   local i=0
diff --git a/spec/approvals/examples/stacktrace b/spec/approvals/examples/stacktrace
index 1f8ecf3d..79a6529d 100644
--- a/spec/approvals/examples/stacktrace
+++ b/spec/approvals/examples/stacktrace
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ created src/lib/stacktrace.sh
 
 The stacktrace function is designed to be called automatically on error.
 
-To enable this functionality, add these lines to your `initialize.sh`:
+To enable this functionality, call enable_stacktrace in your
+src/initialize.sh. You may run the following command to add this file:
 
-  trap 'stacktrace' ERR
-  set -o errtrace
+  $ bashly add hooks
 
 + bashly generate
 creating user files in src
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ Examples:
 
 Stack trace:
 	from ./download:15 in `root_command`
-	from ./download:255 in `run`
-	from ./download:261 in `main`
+	from ./download:260 in `run`
+	from ./download:266 in `main`