diff --git a/packages/datadog-plugin-jest/src/index.js b/packages/datadog-plugin-jest/src/index.js
index 20ab33059d3..606fdcec538 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-plugin-jest/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-plugin-jest/src/index.js
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ const {
   TEST_EARLY_FLAKE_ABORT_REASON,
   JEST_DISPLAY_NAME,
   TEST_IS_RUM_ACTIVE,
-  TEST_BROWSER_DRIVER,
-  TEST_SESSION_NAME
+  TEST_BROWSER_DRIVER
 } = require('../../dd-trace/src/plugins/util/test')
 const { COMPONENT } = require('../../dd-trace/src/constants')
 const id = require('../../dd-trace/src/id')
diff --git a/packages/datadog-plugin-vitest/src/index.js b/packages/datadog-plugin-vitest/src/index.js
index 10928117040..d058a723fbf 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-plugin-vitest/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-plugin-vitest/src/index.js
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ class VitestPlugin extends CiPlugin {
           [TEST_SESSION_NAME]: testSessionName
         }
       }
-      this.tracer._exporter.setMetadataTags(metadataTags)
+      if (this.tracer._exporter.setMetadataTags) {
+        this.tracer._exporter.setMetadataTags(metadataTags)
+      }
 
       const testSuite = getTestSuitePath(testSuiteAbsolutePath, this.repositoryRoot)
       const testSuiteMetadata = getTestSuiteCommonTags(
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/plugins/ci_plugin.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/plugins/ci_plugin.js
index d6ed4e2fd3b..cba2baf2a1d 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/plugins/ci_plugin.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/plugins/ci_plugin.js
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ module.exports = class CiPlugin extends Plugin {
           [TEST_SESSION_NAME]: testSessionName
         }
       }
-      this.tracer._exporter.setMetadataTags(metadataTags)
+      // tracer might not be initialized correctly
+      if (this.tracer._exporter.setMetadataTags) {
+        this.tracer._exporter.setMetadataTags(metadataTags)
+      }
 
       this.testSessionSpan = this.tracer.startSpan(`${this.constructor.id}.test_session`, {
         childOf,