diff --git a/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py b/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
index 2bc7d63117..7346baeff9 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class OpenTelemetry(CustomLogger):
         return int(dt.timestamp() * 1e9)
 
     def _get_span_name(self, kwargs):
-        f"litellm-{kwargs.get('call_type', 'completion')}"
+        return f"litellm-{kwargs.get('call_type', 'completion')}"
 
     def _get_span_context(self, kwargs):
         litellm_params = kwargs.get("litellm_params", {}) or {}