diff --git a/pkg/tracing/tracing.go b/pkg/tracing/tracing.go
index 99526f8d7c..db30417447 100644
--- a/pkg/tracing/tracing.go
+++ b/pkg/tracing/tracing.go
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ func DoInSpan(ctx context.Context, tracerName string, operationName string, doFn
 }
 
 // StartSpan creates a span from a context with `operationName` name
-func StartSpan(ctx context.Context, tracerName string, operationName string, attributes []attribute.KeyValue) trace.Span {
-	_, span := otel.Tracer(tracerName).Start(ctx, operationName, trace.WithAttributes(attributes...))
-	return span
+func StartSpan(ctx context.Context, tracerName string, operationName string, attributes ...attribute.KeyValue) (context.Context, trace.Span) {
+	return otel.Tracer(tracerName).Start(ctx, operationName, trace.WithAttributes(attributes...))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/handlers/admission.go b/pkg/webhooks/handlers/admission.go
index 4b72b6b5c7..2d2145ff0e 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/handlers/admission.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/handlers/admission.go
@@ -70,14 +70,16 @@ func withAdmission(logger logr.Logger, inner AdmissionHandler) http.HandlerFunc
 		}
 
 		// start span from request context
-		attributes := []attribute.KeyValue{
+		_, span := tracing.StartSpan(
+			ctx,
+			"admission_webhook_operations",
+			string(admissionReview.Request.Operation),
 			attribute.String("kind", admissionReview.Request.Kind.Kind),
 			attribute.String("namespace", admissionReview.Request.Namespace),
 			attribute.String("name", admissionReview.Request.Name),
 			attribute.String("operation", string(admissionReview.Request.Operation)),
 			attribute.String("uid", string(admissionReview.Request.UID)),
-		}
-		span := tracing.StartSpan(ctx, "admission_webhook_operations", string(admissionReview.Request.Operation), attributes)
+		)
 		defer span.End()
 
 		writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")