diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd078ca64a..54dfdc6527 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/compare/v1.9.1-0.28b1...HEAD)
 
+### Fixed
+
+- `opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging` retrieves service name defensively.
+  ([#890](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/pull/890))
+
 ## [1.9.1-0.28b1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.9.1-0.28b1) - 2022-01-29
 
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/logging/__init__.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/logging/__init__.py
index 4671f8707f..ae6b992dd1 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/logging/__init__.py
@@ -76,20 +76,29 @@ def instrumentation_dependencies(self) -> Collection[str]:
         return _instruments
 
     def _instrument(self, **kwargs):
-        service_name = ""
-        provider = kwargs.get("tracer_provider", None) or get_tracer_provider()
-        resource = provider.resource if provider else None
-        if resource:
-            service_name = resource.attributes.get("service.name")
 
+        provider = kwargs.get("tracer_provider", None) or get_tracer_provider()
         old_factory = logging.getLogRecordFactory()
         LoggingInstrumentor._old_factory = old_factory
 
+        service_name = None
+
         def record_factory(*args, **kwargs):
             record = old_factory(*args, **kwargs)
 
             record.otelSpanID = "0"
             record.otelTraceID = "0"
+
+            nonlocal service_name
+            if service_name is None:
+                resource = getattr(provider, "resource", None)
+                if resource:
+                    service_name = (
+                        resource.attributes.get("service.name") or ""
+                    )
+                else:
+                    service_name = ""
+
             record.otelServiceName = service_name
 
             span = get_current_span()
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/tests/test_logging.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/tests/test_logging.py
index b5ba4e4a93..45d2d82f58 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/tests/test_logging.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/tests/test_logging.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import logging
+from typing import Optional
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -22,7 +23,45 @@
     LoggingInstrumentor,
 )
 from opentelemetry.test.test_base import TestBase
-from opentelemetry.trace import get_tracer
+from opentelemetry.trace import ProxyTracer, get_tracer
+
+
+class FakeTracerProvider:
+    def get_tracer(
+        self,
+        instrumenting_module_name: str,
+        instrumenting_library_version: Optional[str] = None,
+        schema_url: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> ProxyTracer:
+        return ProxyTracer(
+            instrumenting_module_name,
+            instrumenting_library_version,
+            schema_url,
+        )
+
+
+class TestLoggingInstrumentorProxyTracerProvider(TestBase):
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def inject_fixtures(self, caplog):
+        self.caplog = caplog  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        LoggingInstrumentor().instrument(tracer_provider=FakeTracerProvider())
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super().tearDown()
+        LoggingInstrumentor().uninstrument()
+
+    def test_trace_context_injection(self):
+        with self.caplog.at_level(level=logging.INFO):
+            logger = logging.getLogger("test logger")
+            logger.info("hello")
+            self.assertEqual(len(self.caplog.records), 1)
+            record = self.caplog.records[0]
+            self.assertEqual(record.otelSpanID, "0")
+            self.assertEqual(record.otelTraceID, "0")
+            self.assertEqual(record.otelServiceName, "")
 
 
 class TestLoggingInstrumentor(TestBase):