diff --git a/pkg/ambient/ambient.go b/pkg/ambient/ambient.go
index 90f188b..b818e10 100644
--- a/pkg/ambient/ambient.go
+++ b/pkg/ambient/ambient.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (aw *AmbientWeather) proxyUpdate(
 	tracer := otel.GetTracer(aw.appCtx, p.Name()+".http.handler")
 	station := update.StationConfig
 
-	_, proxySpan := tracer.Start(ctx, p.Name()+".update.proxy", trace.WithAttributes(
+	ctx, proxySpan := tracer.Start(ctx, p.Name()+".update.proxy", trace.WithAttributes(
 		attribute.Bool("proxyToWunderground", station.ProxyToWunderground),
 		attribute.Bool("proxyToAWN", station.ProxyToAWN),
 	))