diff --git a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/fresh.rs b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/fresh.rs
index 3e2b639e0a..df71599e01 100644
--- a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/fresh.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/fresh.rs
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ impl<R, S> FreshHandler<R, S> {
         }
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     pub(crate) async fn handle_initial_client_request(
         &mut self,
         request: ClientControlRequest,
diff --git a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs
index 9528f72f78..c8b59d4f1f 100644
--- a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use tokio_tungstenite::WebSocketStream;
-use tracing::{debug, instrument, trace, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, instrument, Instrument, trace, warn};
 
 pub(crate) use self::authenticated::AuthenticatedHandler;
 pub(crate) use self::fresh::FreshHandler;