diff --git a/elasticsearch_serverless/_otel.py b/elasticsearch_serverless/_otel.py
index 9d0863b..f76ca7e 100644
--- a/elasticsearch_serverless/_otel.py
+++ b/elasticsearch_serverless/_otel.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def helpers_span(self, span_name: str) -> Generator[OpenTelemetrySpan, None, Non
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def use_span(self, span: OpenTelemetrySpan) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
-        if not self.enabled or self.tracer is None:
+        if not self.enabled or self.tracer is None or span.otel_span is None:
             yield
             return