diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/decorator.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/decorator.py
index 7d5d7bfce407..3986dcaf31ed 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/decorator.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/decorator.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def wrapper_use_tracer(self, *args, **kwargs):
             original_span_instance = wrapper_class.get_current_span()
         parent_span = common.get_parent_span(passed_in_parent)
         ans = None
-        if parent_span is not None:
+        if parent_span is not None and orig_wrapped_span is None:
             common.set_span_contexts(parent_span)
             name = name_of_span or self.__class__.__name__ + "." + func.__name__
             child = parent_span.span(name=name)
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/decorator_async.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/decorator_async.py
index 781e20a6bef2..4df65fee77ef 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/decorator_async.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/decorator_async.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async def wrapper_use_tracer(self, *args, **kwargs):
             original_span_instance = wrapper_class.get_current_span()
         parent_span = common.get_parent_span(passed_in_parent)
         ans = None
-        if parent_span is not None:
+        if parent_span is not None and orig_wrapped_span is None:
             common.set_span_contexts(parent_span)
             name = name_of_span or self.__class__.__name__ + "." + func.__name__
             child = parent_span.span(name=name)
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/azure_core_asynctests/test_tracing_decorator_async.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/azure_core_asynctests/test_tracing_decorator_async.py
index 8b43ddf71a62..82b4f97dc92f 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/azure_core_asynctests/test_tracing_decorator_async.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/azure_core_asynctests/test_tracing_decorator_async.py
@@ -139,13 +139,10 @@ async def test_span_with_opencensus_complicated(value):
         parent = exporter.root
         assert len(parent.children) == 4
         assert parent.children[0].span_data.name == "MockClient.__init__"
+        assert not parent.children[0].children
         assert parent.children[1].span_data.name == "MockClient.make_request"
-        assert parent.children[1].children[0].span_data.name == "MockClient.get_foo"
-        assert parent.children[1].children[1].span_data.name == "MockClient.make_request"
+        assert not parent.children[1].children
         assert parent.children[2].span_data.name == "child"
         assert parent.children[2].children[0].span_data.name == "MockClient.make_request"
         assert parent.children[3].span_data.name == "MockClient.make_request"
-        assert parent.children[3].children[0].span_data.name == "MockClient.get_foo"
-        assert parent.children[3].children[1].span_data.name == "MockClient.make_request"
-        children = parent.children[1].children
-        assert len(children) == 2
+        assert not parent.children[3].children
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_tracing_decorator.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_tracing_decorator.py
index 473060f6097a..764c09396255 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_tracing_decorator.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_tracing_decorator.py
@@ -171,13 +171,10 @@ def test_span_with_opencensus_complicated(self, value):
             parent = exporter.root
             assert len(parent.children) == 4
             assert parent.children[0].span_data.name == "MockClient.__init__"
+            assert not parent.children[0].children
             assert parent.children[1].span_data.name == "MockClient.make_request"
-            assert parent.children[1].children[0].span_data.name == "MockClient.get_foo"
-            assert parent.children[1].children[1].span_data.name == "MockClient.make_request"
+            assert not parent.children[1].children
             assert parent.children[2].span_data.name == "child"
             assert parent.children[2].children[0].span_data.name == "MockClient.make_request"
             assert parent.children[3].span_data.name == "MockClient.make_request"
-            assert parent.children[3].children[0].span_data.name == "MockClient.get_foo"
-            assert parent.children[3].children[1].span_data.name == "MockClient.make_request"
-            children = parent.children[1].children
-            assert len(children) == 2
+            assert not parent.children[3].children