diff --git a/enginerequests.go b/enginerequests.go
index 5baf373..9224a32 100644
--- a/enginerequests.go
+++ b/enginerequests.go
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ func (e *Engine) HandleQuery(ctx context.Context, query *sdp.Query) {
 	var pub sdp.EncodedConnection
 
 	if e.IsNATSConnected() {
+		span.SetAttributes(attribute.Bool("ovm.nats.connected", true))
 		pub = e.natsConnection
 	} else {
+		span.SetAttributes(attribute.Bool("ovm.nats.connected", false))
 		pub = NilConnection{}
 	}
 
@@ -160,6 +162,8 @@ func (e *Engine) ExecuteQuerySync(ctx context.Context, q *sdp.Query) ([]*sdp.Ite
 	return items, errs, err
 }
 
+var executionPoolCount atomic.Int32
+
 // ExecuteQuery Executes a single Query and returns the results without any
 // linking. Will return an error if all sources fail, or the Query couldn't be
 // run.
@@ -208,6 +212,7 @@ func (e *Engine) ExecuteQuery(ctx context.Context, query *sdp.Query, items chan<
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 	for q, sources := range expanded {
 		wg.Add(1)
+		executionPoolCount.Add(1)
 		// localize values for the closure below
 		q, sources := q, sources
 
@@ -216,9 +221,13 @@ func (e *Engine) ExecuteQuery(ctx context.Context, query *sdp.Query, items chan<
 		go func() {
 			// queue everything into the execution pool
 			defer LogRecoverToReturn(ctx, "ExecuteQuery outer")
+			span.SetAttributes(
+				attribute.Int("ovm.discovery.executionPoolCount", int(executionPoolCount.Load())),
+			)
 			e.executionPool.Go(func() {
 				defer LogRecoverToReturn(ctx, "ExecuteQuery inner")
 				defer wg.Done()
+				defer executionPoolCount.Add(-1)
 				var queryItems []*sdp.Item
 				var queryErrors []*sdp.QueryError
 				numSources.Add(1)