diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 1c794fbc8c..fca71758e4 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ def log_to_opentelemetry(func):
                     error=e,
                     service=ServiceTypes.DB,
                     call_type=func.__name__,
+                    parent_otel_span=kwargs["parent_otel_span"],
                     duration=0.0,
                     start_time=start_time,
                     end_time=end_time,