diff --git a/dfsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/RowServiceInputStream.java b/dfsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/RowServiceInputStream.java
index 3226701d8..8d9bf23b6 100644
--- a/dfsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/RowServiceInputStream.java
+++ b/dfsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/RowServiceInputStream.java
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ private static StreamContext constructStreamContext(FieldDef rd, FieldDef pRd, i
     private String                   rowServiceVersion = "";
 
     private Span                     fileReadSpan = null;
-    private String                   traceContextHeader = null;
 
     private Span                     readRequestSpan = null;
     private int                      readRequestCount = 0;
@@ -472,7 +471,6 @@ public RowServiceInputStream(StreamContext context, DataPartition dp, RestartInf
         if (context.fileReadSpan != null && context.fileReadSpan.getSpanContext().isValid())
         {
             this.fileReadSpan = context.fileReadSpan;
-            this.traceContextHeader = org.hpccsystems.ws.client.utils.Utils.getTraceParentHeader(fileReadSpan);
         }
 
         int copycount = dataPart.getCopyCount();
@@ -1038,7 +1036,7 @@ private int startFetch()
             if (inFetchingMode)
             {
                 if (this.simulateFail) this.handle = -1;
-                readAheadRequest = (this.forceTokenUse) ? this.makeTokenRequest() : this.makeHandleRequest();
+                readAheadRequest = (this.forceTokenUse) ? this.makeTokenRequest(readRequestSpan) : this.makeHandleRequest(readRequestSpan);
 
                 try
                 {
@@ -1118,7 +1116,7 @@ private int startFetch()
             {
                 inTokenRetry = true;
 
-                String retryTrans = this.makeTokenRequest();
+                String retryTrans = this.makeTokenRequest(readRequestSpan);
                 int len = retryTrans.length();
                 try
                 {
@@ -1345,7 +1343,7 @@ private void finishFetch()
 
             // Create the read ahead request
             if (this.simulateFail) this.handle = -1;
-            String readAheadRequest = (this.forceTokenUse) ? this.makeTokenRequest() : this.makeHandleRequest();
+            String readAheadRequest = (this.forceTokenUse) ? this.makeTokenRequest(readRequestSpan) : this.makeHandleRequest(readRequestSpan);
 
             try
             {
@@ -2002,7 +2000,7 @@ private void makeActive() throws HpccFileException
 
                 try
                 {
-                    String msg = makeGetVersionRequest();
+                    String msg = makeGetVersionRequest(versionSpan);
                     int msgLen = msg.length();
 
                     this.dos.writeInt(msgLen);
@@ -2069,11 +2067,11 @@ private void makeActive() throws HpccFileException
                     if (this.tokenBin == null)
                     {
                         this.tokenBin = new byte[0];
-                        readTrans = makeInitialRequest();
+                        readTrans = makeInitialRequest(readRequestSpan);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        readTrans = makeTokenRequest();
+                        readTrans = makeTokenRequest(readRequestSpan);
                     }
 
                     int transLen = readTrans.length();
@@ -2395,14 +2393,15 @@ private void makeFetchObject(StringBuilder sb)
         }
     }
 
-    private String makeGetVersionRequest()
+    private String makeGetVersionRequest(Span versionSpan)
     {
+        String traceContextHeader = org.hpccsystems.ws.client.utils.Utils.getTraceParentHeader(versionSpan);
         final String trace = traceContextHeader != null ? "\"_trace\": { \"traceparent\" : \"" + traceContextHeader + "\" },\n" : "";
         final String versionMsg = RFCCodes.RFCStreamReadCmd + "{ \"command\" : \"version\", \"handle\": \"-1\", " + trace + " \"format\": \"binary\" }";
         return versionMsg;
     }
 
-    private String makeInitialRequest()
+    private String makeInitialRequest(Span span)
     {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(256);
 
@@ -2410,6 +2409,7 @@ private String makeInitialRequest()
         sb.append("{ \"format\" : \"binary\", \n");
         sb.append("\"replyLimit\" : " + this.initialReadSizeKB + ",\n");
 
+        String traceContextHeader = org.hpccsystems.ws.client.utils.Utils.getTraceParentHeader(span);
         final String trace = traceContextHeader != null ? "\"_trace\": { \"traceparent\" : \"" + traceContextHeader + "\" },\n" : "";
         sb.append(trace);
 
@@ -2478,7 +2478,7 @@ private String makeNodeObject()
         return sb.toString();
     }
 
-    private String makeHandleRequest()
+    private String makeHandleRequest(Span span)
     {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(256);
 
@@ -2487,6 +2487,7 @@ private String makeHandleRequest()
         sb.append("  \"handle\" : \"" + Integer.toString(this.handle) + "\",");
         sb.append("\"replyLimit\" : " + this.maxReadSizeKB + ",\n");
 
+        String traceContextHeader = org.hpccsystems.ws.client.utils.Utils.getTraceParentHeader(span);
         final String trace = traceContextHeader != null ? "\"_trace\": { \"traceparent\" : \"" + traceContextHeader + "\" },\n" : "";
         sb.append(trace);
 
@@ -2505,7 +2506,7 @@ private String makeHandleRequest()
         return sb.toString();
     }
 
-    private String makeTokenRequest()
+    private String makeTokenRequest(Span span)
     {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(256);
 
@@ -2513,6 +2514,7 @@ private String makeTokenRequest()
         sb.append("{ \"format\" : \"binary\",\n");
         sb.append("\"replyLimit\" : " + this.maxReadSizeKB + ",\n");
 
+        String traceContextHeader = org.hpccsystems.ws.client.utils.Utils.getTraceParentHeader(span);
         final String trace = traceContextHeader != null ? "\"_trace\": { \"traceparent\" : \"" + traceContextHeader + "\" },\n" : "";
         sb.append(trace);
 
@@ -2529,13 +2531,14 @@ private String makeTokenRequest()
         return sb.toString();
     }
 
-    private String makeCloseHandleRequest()
+    private String makeCloseHandleRequest(Span span)
     {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(256);
 
         sb.append("{ \"format\" : \"binary\",\n");
         sb.append("  \"handle\" : \"" + Integer.toString(this.handle) + "\",");
 
+        String traceContextHeader = org.hpccsystems.ws.client.utils.Utils.getTraceParentHeader(span);
         final String trace = traceContextHeader != null ? "\"_trace\": { \"traceparent\" : \"" + traceContextHeader + "\" },\n" : "";
         sb.append(trace);
 
@@ -2562,7 +2565,7 @@ private void sendCloseFileRequest() throws IOException
             closeSpan.setStatus(StatusCode.OK);
         }
 
-        String closeFileRequest = makeCloseHandleRequest();
+        String closeFileRequest = makeCloseHandleRequest(closeSpan);
         int jsonRequestLen = closeFileRequest.length();
 
         try