diff --git a/tokio-console/src/config.rs b/tokio-console/src/config.rs
index 9e0153e5d..04f14b917 100644
--- a/tokio-console/src/config.rs
+++ b/tokio-console/src/config.rs
@@ -330,6 +330,42 @@ impl Config {
             .clone()
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn add_issue_metadata(
+        &self,
+        mut builder: color_eyre::config::HookBuilder,
+    ) -> color_eyre::config::HookBuilder {
+        macro_rules! add_issue_metadata {
+            ($self:ident, $builder:ident =>
+                $(
+                    $($name:ident).+
+                ),+
+                $(,)?
+            ) => {
+                $(
+                    $builder = $builder.add_issue_metadata(concat!("config", $(".", stringify!($name)),+), format!("`{:?}`", $self$(.$name)+));
+                )*
+            }
+        }
+
+        add_issue_metadata! {
+            self, builder =>
+                subcmd,
+                target_addr,
+                env_filter,
+                log_directory,
+                retain_for,
+                view_options.no_colors,
+                view_options.lang,
+                view_options.ascii_only,
+                view_options.truecolor,
+                view_options.palette,
+                view_options.toggles.color_durations,
+                view_options.toggles.color_terminated,
+        }
+
+        builder
+    }
+
     fn from_path(config_path: ConfigPath) -> color_eyre::Result<Option<Self>> {
         ConfigFile::from_path(config_path)?
             .map(|config| config.try_into())
diff --git a/tokio-console/src/main.rs b/tokio-console/src/main.rs
index 68bb5f402..c10b062a6 100644
--- a/tokio-console/src/main.rs
+++ b/tokio-console/src/main.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ mod warnings;
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
     let mut args = config::Config::parse()?;
+    // initialize error handling first, in case panics occur while setting up
+    // other stuff.
+    let styles = view::Styles::from_config(args.view_options.clone());
+    styles.error_init(&args)?;
+
+    args.trace_init()?;
+    tracing::debug!(?args.target_addr, ?args.view_options);
 
     match args.subcmd {
         Some(config::OptionalCmd::GenConfig) => {
@@ -40,16 +47,10 @@ async fn main() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
         None => {}
     }
 
-    let retain_for = args.retain_for();
-    args.trace_init()?;
-    tracing::debug!(?args.target_addr, ?args.view_options);
-
     let target = args.target_addr();
     tracing::info!(?target, "using target addr");
 
-    let styles = view::Styles::from_config(args.view_options);
-    styles.error_init()?;
-
+    let retain_for = args.retain_for();
     let (mut terminal, _cleanup) = term::init_crossterm()?;
     terminal.clear()?;
     let mut conn = conn::Connection::new(target);
diff --git a/tokio-console/src/view/styles.rs b/tokio-console/src/view/styles.rs
index 515308441..b71587c1d 100644
--- a/tokio-console/src/view/styles.rs
+++ b/tokio-console/src/view/styles.rs
@@ -47,12 +47,32 @@ impl Styles {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn error_init(&self) -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
-        use color_eyre::config::{HookBuilder, Theme};
+    pub fn error_init(&self, cfg: &crate::config::Config) -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
+        use color_eyre::{
+            config::{HookBuilder, Theme},
+            ErrorKind,
+        };
 
         let mut builder = HookBuilder::new()
             .issue_url(concat!(env!("CARGO_PKG_REPOSITORY"), "/issues/new"))
+            .issue_filter(|kind| match kind {
+                // Only suggest reporting GitHub issues for panics, not for
+                // errors, so people don't open GitHub issues for stuff like not
+                // being able to find a config file or connections being
+                // terminated by remote hosts.
+                ErrorKind::NonRecoverable(_) => true,
+                ErrorKind::Recoverable(_) => false,
+            })
+            // filter out `color-eyre`'s default set of frames to skip from
+            // backtraces.
+            //
+            // this includes `std::rt`, `color_eyre`'s own frames, and
+            // `tokio::runtime` & friends.
+            .add_default_filters()
             .add_issue_metadata("version", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+        // Add all the config values to the GitHub issue metadata
+        builder = cfg.add_issue_metadata(builder);
+
         if self.palette == Palette::NoColors {
             // disable colors in error reports
             builder = builder.theme(Theme::new());