diff --git a/src/inspect_ai/_cli/trace.py b/src/inspect_ai/_cli/trace.py
index 0a14612de..adf77ce16 100644
--- a/src/inspect_ai/_cli/trace.py
+++ b/src/inspect_ai/_cli/trace.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import shlex
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import time
@@ -57,15 +58,21 @@ def read_command(trace_file: str) -> None:
 
 @trace_command.command("anomalies")
 @click.argument("trace-file", type=str, required=False, default=TRACE_FILE_NAME)
-def anomolies_command(trace_file: str) -> None:
+@click.option(
+    "--all",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Show all anomolies including errors and timeouts (by default only still running and cancelled actions are shown).",
+)
+def anomolies_command(trace_file: str, all: bool) -> None:
     """Look for anomalies in a trace file (never completed or cancelled actions)."""
     trace_file_path = resolve_trace_file_path(trace_file)
     traces = read_trace_file(trace_file_path)
 
     # Track started actions
     running_actions: dict[str, ActionTraceRecord] = {}
-    error_actions: dict[str, ActionTraceRecord] = {}
     canceled_actions: dict[str, ActionTraceRecord] = {}
+    error_actions: dict[str, ActionTraceRecord] = {}
 
     def action_started(trace: ActionTraceRecord) -> None:
         running_actions[trace.trace_id] = trace
@@ -79,7 +86,8 @@ def action_completed(trace: ActionTraceRecord) -> ActionTraceRecord:
             raise RuntimeError(f"Expected {trace.trace_id} in action dictionary.")
 
     def action_failed(trace: ActionTraceRecord) -> None:
-        error_actions[start_trace.trace_id] = trace
+        if all:
+            error_actions[start_trace.trace_id] = trace
 
     def action_canceled(trace: ActionTraceRecord) -> None:
         canceled_actions[start_trace.trace_id] = trace
@@ -111,6 +119,12 @@ def action_canceled(trace: ActionTraceRecord) -> None:
                 case _:
                     print(f"Unknown event type: {trace.event}")
 
+    # do we have any traces?
+    if len(running_actions) + len(canceled_actions) + len(error_actions) == 0:
+        print(f"TRACE: {shlex.quote(trace_file_path.as_posix())}\n")
+        print("No anomalies found in trace log.")
+        return
+
     with open(os.devnull, "w") as f:
         # generate output
         console = Console(record=True, file=f)
@@ -118,6 +132,8 @@ def action_canceled(trace: ActionTraceRecord) -> None:
         def print_fn(o: RenderableType) -> None:
             console.print(o, highlight=False)
 
+        print_fn(f"[bold]TRACE: {shlex.quote(trace_file_path.as_posix())}[bold]\n")
+
         _print_bucket(print_fn, "Running Actions", running_actions)
         _print_bucket(print_fn, "Canceled Actions", canceled_actions)
         _print_bucket(print_fn, "Error Actions", error_actions)
@@ -125,9 +141,8 @@ def print_fn(o: RenderableType) -> None:
         # display with 'less' if possible
         less = shutil.which("less")
         if less:
-            subprocess.run(
-                [less, "-R"], input=console.export_text(styles=True).encode()
-            )
+            ansi_output = console.export_text(styles=True).encode()
+            subprocess.run([less, "-R"], input=ansi_output)
         else:
             print(console.export_text(styles=False))