diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/container.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/container.go
index a2d1eefe8..c4522c33b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/container.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/container.go
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ func (c *Container) initConfigResourcesMemory() {
 
 // newContainer creates a Container structure from a sandbox and a container configuration.
 func newContainer(ctx context.Context, sandbox *Sandbox, contConfig *ContainerConfig) (*Container, error) {
-	span, ctx := katatrace.Trace(ctx, sandbox.Logger(), "newContainer", sandbox.tracingTags())
+	span, ctx := katatrace.Trace(ctx, nil, "newContainer", sandbox.tracingTags())
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if !contConfig.valid() {