diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py b/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
index ff57b0e1e..5e372d183 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class TracingMiddleware:
 
     async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
         path = scope["path"]
-        await start_trace(path)
+        await start_trace(path, {"location": "server"})
         try:
             return await self.app(scope, receive, send)
         finally:
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/telemetry/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/telemetry/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.py
index 01edd1692..a7b91991d 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/telemetry/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/telemetry/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.py
@@ -103,8 +103,12 @@ class OpenTelemetryAdapter(Telemetry):
             if span:
                 timestamp_ns = int(event.timestamp.timestamp() * 1e9)
                 span.add_event(
-                    name=event.message,
-                    attributes={"severity": event.severity.value, **event.attributes},
+                    name=event.type,
+                    attributes={
+                        "message": event.message,
+                        "severity": event.severity.value,
+                        **event.attributes,
+                    },
                     timestamp=timestamp_ns,
                 )
             else:
@@ -154,25 +158,26 @@ class OpenTelemetryAdapter(Telemetry):
         return _GLOBAL_STORAGE["up_down_counters"][name]
 
     def _log_structured(self, event: StructuredLogEvent) -> None:
-
         with self._lock:
             span_id = string_to_span_id(event.span_id)
-
+            trace_id = string_to_trace_id(event.trace_id)
             tracer = trace.get_tracer(__name__)
 
             if isinstance(event.payload, SpanStartPayload):
-                # Find parent span from active spans
+                # Check if span already exists to prevent duplicates
+                if span_id in _GLOBAL_STORAGE["active_spans"]:
+                    return
+
                 parent_span = None
                 if event.payload.parent_span_id:
                     parent_span_id = string_to_span_id(event.payload.parent_span_id)
                     parent_span = _GLOBAL_STORAGE["active_spans"].get(parent_span_id)
 
-                # Create context with parent span if it exists
-                context = trace.Context()
+                # Create a new trace context with the trace_id
+                context = trace.Context(trace_id=trace_id)
                 if parent_span:
-                    context = trace.set_span_in_context(parent_span)
+                    context = trace.set_span_in_context(parent_span, context)
 
-                # Create new span
                 span = tracer.start_span(
                     name=event.payload.name,
                     context=context,
@@ -181,12 +186,11 @@ class OpenTelemetryAdapter(Telemetry):
                 )
                 _GLOBAL_STORAGE["active_spans"][span_id] = span
 
-                # Set as current span
-                _ = trace.set_span_in_context(span)
-                trace.use_span(span, end_on_exit=False)
+                # Set as current span using context manager
+                with trace.use_span(span, end_on_exit=False):
+                    pass  # Let the span continue beyond this block
 
             elif isinstance(event.payload, SpanEndPayload):
-                # End existing span
                 span = _GLOBAL_STORAGE["active_spans"].get(span_id)
                 if span:
                     if event.attributes:
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ class OpenTelemetryAdapter(Telemetry):
                     span.end(end_time=int(event.timestamp.timestamp() * 1e9))
 
                     # Remove from active spans
-                    del _GLOBAL_STORAGE["active_spans"][span_id]
+                    _GLOBAL_STORAGE["active_spans"].pop(span_id, None)
 
     async def get_trace(self, trace_id: str) -> Trace:
         raise NotImplementedError("Trace retrieval not implemented yet")