diff --git a/collector/processor/concurrentbatchprocessor/batch_processor.go b/collector/processor/concurrentbatchprocessor/batch_processor.go
index 7cf1c647b7..5a018596d5 100644
--- a/collector/processor/concurrentbatchprocessor/batch_processor.go
+++ b/collector/processor/concurrentbatchprocessor/batch_processor.go
@@ -374,8 +374,7 @@ func (b *shard) sendItems(trigger trigger) {
 		} else {
 			var sp trace.Span
 			links := buildLinks(contexts)
-			parent = context.Background()
-			parent, sp = b.tracer.Tracer("otel").Start(context.Background(), "concurrent_batch_processor/export", trace.WithLinks(links...))
+			parent, sp = b.tracer.Tracer("otel").Start(b.exportCtx, "concurrent_batch_processor/export", trace.WithLinks(links...))
 			sp.End()
 		}
 		err = b.batch.export(parent, req)