diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/bulk/TransportBulkAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/bulk/TransportBulkAction.java
index 6ce51ee136861..4a9b07c12821d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/bulk/TransportBulkAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/bulk/TransportBulkAction.java
@@ -707,6 +707,10 @@ private void finishHim() {
                             }
                         }, releasable::close), span, tracer)
                     );
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    span.setError(e);
+                    span.endSpan();
+                    throw e;
                 }
             }
             bulkRequest = null; // allow memory for bulk request items to be reclaimed before all items have been completed
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/bulk/TransportShardBulkAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/bulk/TransportShardBulkAction.java
index 539fbff83a44a..65358db9b8085 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/bulk/TransportShardBulkAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/bulk/TransportShardBulkAction.java
@@ -204,11 +204,6 @@ public TransportShardBulkAction(
         );
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected Tracer getTracer() {
-        return tracer;
-    }
-
     protected void handlePrimaryTermValidationRequest(
         final PrimaryTermValidationRequest request,
         final TransportChannel channel,
@@ -420,9 +415,9 @@ protected void dispatchedShardOperationOnPrimary(
         IndexShard primary,
         ActionListener<PrimaryResult<BulkShardRequest, BulkShardResponse>> listener
     ) {
-        Span span = getTracer().startSpan(SpanBuilder.from("shardPrimaryAction", clusterService.localNode().getId(), request));
+        Span span = tracer.startSpan(SpanBuilder.from("shardPrimaryAction", clusterService.localNode().getId(), request));
         ClusterStateObserver observer = new ClusterStateObserver(clusterService, request.timeout(), logger, threadPool.getThreadContext());
-        try (SpanScope spanScope = getTracer().withSpanInScope(span)) {
+        try (SpanScope spanScope = tracer.withSpanInScope(span)) {
             performOnPrimary(request, primary, updateHelper, threadPool::absoluteTimeInMillis, (update, shardId, mappingListener) -> {
                 assert update != null;
                 assert shardId != null;
@@ -442,7 +437,7 @@ public void onClusterServiceClose() {
                 public void onTimeout(TimeValue timeout) {
                     mappingUpdateListener.onFailure(new MapperException("timed out while waiting for a dynamic mapping update"));
                 }
-            }), TraceableActionListener.create(listener, span, getTracer()), threadPool, executor(primary));
+            }), TraceableActionListener.create(listener, span, tracer), threadPool, executor(primary));
         }
     }
 
@@ -818,9 +813,9 @@ static BulkItemResponse processUpdateResponse(
 
     @Override
     protected void dispatchedShardOperationOnReplica(BulkShardRequest request, IndexShard replica, ActionListener<ReplicaResult> listener) {
-        Span span = getTracer().startSpan(SpanBuilder.from("shardReplicaAction", clusterService.localNode().getId(), request));
-        try (SpanScope spanScope = getTracer().withSpanInScope(span)) {
-            ActionListener.completeWith(TraceableActionListener.create(listener, span, getTracer()), () -> {
+        Span span = tracer.startSpan(SpanBuilder.from("shardReplicaAction", clusterService.localNode().getId(), request));
+        try (SpanScope spanScope = tracer.withSpanInScope(span)) {
+            ActionListener.completeWith(TraceableActionListener.create(listener, span, tracer), () -> {
                 final Translog.Location location = performOnReplica(request, replica);
                 return new WriteReplicaResult<>(request, location, null, replica, logger);
             });
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/support/TransportAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/support/TransportAction.java
index 1432c762d1bf1..72aae210d61ae 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/support/TransportAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/support/TransportAction.java
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
 import org.opensearch.tasks.Task;
 import org.opensearch.tasks.TaskListener;
 import org.opensearch.tasks.TaskManager;
-import org.opensearch.telemetry.tracing.Tracer;
-import org.opensearch.telemetry.tracing.noop.NoopTracer;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
@@ -81,10 +79,6 @@ private Releasable registerChildNode(TaskId parentTask) {
         }
     }
 
-    protected Tracer getTracer() {
-        return NoopTracer.INSTANCE;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Use this method when the transport action call should result in creation of a new task associated with the call.
      * <p>
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/telemetry/tracing/AttributeNames.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/telemetry/tracing/AttributeNames.java
index 2f92b69f16960..f2b421a8aa13a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/telemetry/tracing/AttributeNames.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/telemetry/tracing/AttributeNames.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ private AttributeNames() {
     /**
      * Number of request items in bulk request
      */
-    public static final String NUM_BULK_ITEMS = "num_bulk_items";
+    public static final String BULK_REQUEST_ITEMS = "bulk_request_items";
 
     /**
      * Node ID
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/telemetry/tracing/SpanBuilder.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/telemetry/tracing/SpanBuilder.java
index b7baa8ac3e689..81e5665b3886c 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/telemetry/tracing/SpanBuilder.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/telemetry/tracing/SpanBuilder.java
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ public static SpanCreationContext from(String spanName, String nodeId, BulkShard
         return SpanCreationContext.server().name(spanName).attributes(buildSpanAttributes(nodeId, bulkShardRequest));
     }
 
-    public static SpanCreationContext from(String spanName, String nodeId, ShardId shardId) {
-        return SpanCreationContext.server().name(spanName).attributes(buildSpanAttributes(nodeId, shardId));
-    }
-
     private static String createSpanName(HttpRequest httpRequest) {
         return httpRequest.method().name() + SEPARATOR + httpRequest.uri();
     }
@@ -139,16 +135,13 @@ private static Attributes buildSpanAttributes(String action, Transport.Connectio
     }
 
     private static Attributes buildSpanAttributes(String nodeId, BulkShardRequest bulkShardRequest) {
-        Attributes attributes = buildSpanAttributes(nodeId, bulkShardRequest.shardId());
-        attributes.addAttribute(AttributeNames.NUM_BULK_ITEMS, bulkShardRequest.items().length);
-        return attributes;
-    }
-
-    private static Attributes buildSpanAttributes(String nodeId, ShardId shardId) {
         Attributes attributes = Attributes.create()
             .addAttribute(AttributeNames.NODE_ID, nodeId)
-            .addAttribute(AttributeNames.INDEX, (shardId != null) ? shardId.getIndexName() : "NULL")
-            .addAttribute(AttributeNames.SHARD_ID, (shardId != null) ? shardId.getId() : -1);
+            .addAttribute(AttributeNames.BULK_REQUEST_ITEMS, bulkShardRequest.items().length);
+        if (bulkShardRequest.shardId() != null) {
+            attributes.addAttribute(AttributeNames.INDEX, bulkShardRequest.shardId().getIndexName())
+                .addAttribute(AttributeNames.SHARD_ID, bulkShardRequest.shardId().getId());
+        }
         return attributes;
     }