diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index dbe198958..9ab11a904 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -29,46 +29,8 @@ title() {
 }
 
 fail_setup() {
-	local failure_reason="${1:-Unknown failure}"
-	
-	# Capture call stack information
-	local calling_function="${FUNCNAME[1]:-main}"
-	local calling_line="${BASH_LINENO[0]:-unknown}"
-	local calling_file="${BASH_SOURCE[1]:-unknown}"
-	
-	# Build call stack trace
-	local call_stack=""
-	local i=1
-	while [[ $i -lt ${#FUNCNAME[@]} ]]; do
-		local func="${FUNCNAME[$i]}"
-		local file="${BASH_SOURCE[$i]##*/}"  # Get basename only
-		local line="${BASH_LINENO[$((i-1))]}"
-		
-		if [[ -n "$call_stack" ]]; then
-			call_stack="$call_stack -> "
-		fi
-		call_stack="$call_stack$func($file:$line)"
-		((i++))
-	done
-	
-	# Enhanced error logging with call stack
-	error "FAILURE: Called from $calling_function() at line $calling_line"
-	error "REASON: $failure_reason"
-	error "STACK: $call_stack"
-	error "Setup encountered an unrecoverable failure: $failure_reason"
-	
-	# Create detailed failure file with enhanced information
-	{
-		echo "SETUP_FAILURE_TIMESTAMP=$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')"
-		echo "SETUP_FAILURE_REASON=$failure_reason"
-		echo "SETUP_CALLING_FUNCTION=$calling_function"
-		echo "SETUP_CALLING_LINE=$calling_line"
-		echo "SETUP_CALLING_FILE=${calling_file##*/}"
-		echo "SETUP_CALL_STACK=$call_stack"
-		echo "SETUP_LOG_LOCATION=$setup_log"
-		echo "SETUP_FAILURE_DETAILS=Check $setup_log for complete error details"
-	} > /root/failure
-	
+	error "Setup encountered an unrecoverable failure, exiting"
+	touch /root/failure
 	exit 1
 }