diff --git a/python/tests/api/logger/test_segments.py b/python/tests/api/logger/test_segments.py
index 3b18eb1a5d..5f83ea17d9 100644
--- a/python/tests/api/logger/test_segments.py
+++ b/python/tests/api/logger/test_segments.py
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ def test_segment_write_roundtrip_versions(tmp_path: Any, v0) -> None:
     input_rows = 10
     segment_column = "col3"
     number_of_segments = 2
+    trace_id = "123-456"
     values_per_segment = input_rows / number_of_segments
     d = {
         "col1": [i for i in range(input_rows)],
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ def test_segment_write_roundtrip_versions(tmp_path: Any, v0) -> None:
     df = pd.DataFrame(data=d)
     test_segments = segment_on_column(segment_column)
 
-    results: SegmentedResultSet = why.log(df, schema=DatasetSchema(segments=test_segments))
+    results: SegmentedResultSet = why.log(df, trace_id=trace_id, schema=DatasetSchema(segments=test_segments))
     assert results.count == number_of_segments
     partitions = results.partitions
     assert len(partitions) == 1
@@ -255,6 +256,11 @@ def test_segment_write_roundtrip_versions(tmp_path: Any, v0) -> None:
     post_deserialization_first_view = roundtrip_profiles[0]
     assert post_deserialization_first_view is not None
     assert isinstance(post_deserialization_first_view, DatasetProfileView)
+
+    # check that trace_id is preserved round trip in metadata
+    assert post_deserialization_first_view.metadata
+    assert "whylabs.traceId" in post_deserialization_first_view.metadata
+    assert trace_id == post_deserialization_first_view.metadata["whylabs.traceId"]
     pre_serialization_first_view = first_segment_profile.view()
     pre_columns = pre_serialization_first_view.get_columns()
     post_columns = post_deserialization_first_view.get_columns()
diff --git a/python/whylogs/api/writer/whylabs.py b/python/whylogs/api/writer/whylabs.py
index c76fc44255..287d235fa4 100644
--- a/python/whylogs/api/writer/whylabs.py
+++ b/python/whylogs/api/writer/whylabs.py
@@ -525,7 +525,10 @@ def _write_segmented_reference_result_set(self, file: SegmentedResultSet, **kwar
         upload_statuses = list()
         for view, url in zip(files, upload_urls):
             with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as tmp_file:
-                view.write(file=tmp_file)
+                if kwargs.get("use_v0") is None or kwargs.get("use_v0"):
+                    view.write(file=tmp_file, use_v0=True)
+                else:
+                    view.write(file=tmp_file)
                 tmp_file.flush()
                 tmp_file.seek(0)
 
@@ -583,7 +586,13 @@ def write(self, file: Writable, **kwargs: Any) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
             self._dataset_id = kwargs.get("dataset_id")
 
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as tmp_file:
-            view.write(file=tmp_file)
+            # currently whylabs is not ingesting the v1 format of segmented profiles as segmented
+            # so we default to sending them as v0 profiles if the override `use_v0` is not defined,
+            # if `use_v0` is defined then pass that through to control the serialization format.
+            if has_segments and (kwargs.get("use_v0") is None or kwargs.get("use_v0")):
+                view.write(file=tmp_file, use_v0=True)
+            else:
+                view.write(file=tmp_file)
             tmp_file.flush()
             tmp_file.seek(0)
             utc_now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
diff --git a/python/whylogs/core/view/segmented_dataset_profile_view.py b/python/whylogs/core/view/segmented_dataset_profile_view.py
index 25f49315d7..d30a6048cb 100644
--- a/python/whylogs/core/view/segmented_dataset_profile_view.py
+++ b/python/whylogs/core/view/segmented_dataset_profile_view.py
@@ -215,8 +215,11 @@ def _write_v1(self, path: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs: Any) -> Tuple[bool, st
         return True, path
 
     def write(self, path: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs: Any) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
-        if kwargs.get("use_v0"):
-            logger.warning("writing segmented profile as v0 format, some info may be converted")
+        if kwargs.get("use_v0") or self.profile_view.model_performance_metrics:
+            if self.profile_view.model_performance_metrics:
+                logger.info("Converting segmented profile with performance metrics to v0 format before writing.")
+            else:
+                logger.info("writing segmented profile as v0 format.")
             return self._write_as_v0_message(path, **kwargs)
         else:
             return self._write_v1(path, **kwargs)