diff --git a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-es-restclient-plugin/apm-es-restclient-plugin-6_4/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/esrestclient/v6_4/ElasticsearchClientSyncInstrumentation.java b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-es-restclient-plugin/apm-es-restclient-plugin-6_4/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/esrestclient/v6_4/ElasticsearchClientSyncInstrumentation.java
index 3271cc72b1..cb9913cdac 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-es-restclient-plugin/apm-es-restclient-plugin-6_4/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/esrestclient/v6_4/ElasticsearchClientSyncInstrumentation.java
+++ b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-es-restclient-plugin/apm-es-restclient-plugin-6_4/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/esrestclient/v6_4/ElasticsearchClientSyncInstrumentation.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public static class ElasticsearchRestClientSyncAdvice {
         @Nullable
         @Advice.OnMethodEnter(suppress = Throwable.class, inline = false)
         public static Object onBeforeExecute(@Advice.Argument(0) Request request) {
-            return helper.createClientSpan(request.getMethod(), request.getEndpoint(), request.getEntity(), false);
+            return helper.createClientSpan(request.getMethod(), request.getEndpoint(), request.getEntity(), true);
         }
 
         @Advice.OnMethodExit(suppress = Throwable.class, onThrowable = Throwable.class, inline = false)