diff --git a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/authenticated.rs b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/authenticated.rs
index a152092ef7..a2f8be834c 100644
--- a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/authenticated.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/authenticated.rs
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ impl<R, S> AuthenticatedHandler<R, S> {
     /// # Arguments
     ///
     /// * `bin_msg`: raw message to handle.
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     async fn handle_binary(&mut self, bin_msg: Vec<u8>) -> Message {
         trace!("binary request");
         // this function decrypts the request and checks the MAC