diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c7c005c..d44355e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,33 +1,20 @@
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 go.unistack.org/micro-proto/v3 v3.4.1 h1:UTjLSRz2YZuaHk9iSlVqqsA50JQNAEK2ZFboGqtEa9Q=
 go.unistack.org/micro-proto/v3 v3.4.1/go.mod h1:okx/cnOhzuCX0ggl/vToatbCupi0O44diiiLLsZ93Zo=
-go.unistack.org/micro/v3 v3.10.66 h1:tiG8HnyTC71IZWSC2qT/DmLhJinZJL9qvw+4Fvpm3d4=
-go.unistack.org/micro/v3 v3.10.66/go.mod h1:erMgt3Bl7vQQ0e9UpQyR5NlLiZ9pKeEJ9+1tfYFaqUg=
 go.unistack.org/micro/v3 v3.10.88 h1:MxlzP+77Y6Kphb3lzHxROL4XfE/WdCQMQpnPv4D9Z8U=
 go.unistack.org/micro/v3 v3.10.88/go.mod h1:erMgt3Bl7vQQ0e9UpQyR5NlLiZ9pKeEJ9+1tfYFaqUg=
-golang.org/x/net v0.24.0 h1:1PcaxkF854Fu3+lvBIx5SYn9wRlBzzcnHZSiaFFAb0w=
-golang.org/x/net v0.24.0/go.mod h1:2Q7sJY5mzlzWjKtYUEXSlBWCdyaioyXzRB2RtU8KVE8=
 golang.org/x/net v0.29.0 h1:5ORfpBpCs4HzDYoodCDBbwHzdR5UrLBZ3sOnUJmFoHo=
 golang.org/x/net v0.29.0/go.mod h1:gLkgy8jTGERgjzMic6DS9+SP0ajcu6Xu3Orq/SpETg0=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 h1:q5f1RH2jigJ1MoAWp2KTp3gm5zAGFUTarQZ5U386+4o=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 h1:r+8e+loiHxRqhXVl6ML1nO3l1+oFoWbnlu2Ehimmi34=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 h1:ScX5w1eTa3QqT8oi6+ziP7dTV1S2+ALU0bI+0zXKWiQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.14.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
 golang.org/x/text v0.18.0 h1:XvMDiNzPAl0jr17s6W9lcaIhGUfUORdGCNsuLmPG224=
 golang.org/x/text v0.18.0/go.mod h1:BuEKDfySbSR4drPmRPG/7iBdf8hvFMuRexcpahXilzY=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240415180920-8c6c420018be h1:LG9vZxsWGOmUKieR8wPAUR3u3MpnYFQZROPIMaXh7/A=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240415180920-8c6c420018be/go.mod h1:WtryC6hu0hhx87FDGxWCDptyssuo68sk10vYjF+T9fY=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240903143218-8af14fe29dc1 h1:pPJltXNxVzT4pK9yD8vR9X75DaWYYmLGMsEvBfFQZzQ=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240903143218-8af14fe29dc1/go.mod h1:UqMtugtsSgubUsoxbuAoiCXvqvErP7Gf0so0mK9tHxU=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.2 h1:MUeiw1B2maTVZthpU5xvASfTh3LDbxHd6IJ6QQVU+xM=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.2/go.mod h1:WAX/8DgncnokcFUldAxq7GeB5DXHDbMF+lLvDomNkRA=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.66.2 h1:3QdXkuq3Bkh7w+ywLdLvM56cmGvQHUMZpiCzt6Rqaoo=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.66.2/go.mod h1:s3/l6xSSCURdVfAnL+TqCNMyTDAGN6+lZeVxnZR128Y=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 h1:uNO2rsAINq/JlFpSdYEKIZ0uKD/R9cpdv0T+yoGwGmI=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0/go.mod h1:c6P6GXX6sHbq/GpV6MGZEdwhWPcYBgnhAHhKbcUYpos=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2 h1:6xV6lTsCfpGD21XK49h7MhtcApnLqkfYgPcdHftf6hg=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2/go.mod h1:qYOHts0dSfpeUzUFpOMr/WGzszTmLH+DiWniOlNbLDw=
diff --git a/grpc.go b/grpc.go
index 5ddd9ba..9a367f2 100644
--- a/grpc.go
+++ b/grpc.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -207,6 +208,24 @@ func (g *Server) handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
 		return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "method does not exist in context")
 	}
 
+	ts := time.Now()
+	var sp tracer.Span
+	if !slices.Contains(tracer.DefaultSkipEndpoints, fullMethod) {
+		ctx, sp = g.opts.Tracer.Start(ctx, fullMethod+" rpc-server",
+			tracer.WithSpanKind(tracer.SpanKindServer),
+			tracer.WithSpanLabels(
+				"endpoint", fullMethod,
+			),
+		)
+		defer func() {
+			st := status.Convert(err)
+			if st != nil || st.Code() != codes.OK {
+				sp.SetStatus(tracer.SpanStatusError, err.Error())
+			}
+			sp.Finish()
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// get grpc metadata
 	gmd, ok := gmetadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {
@@ -267,34 +286,24 @@ func (g *Server) handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
 	// create new context
 	ctx = metadata.NewIncomingContext(ctx, md)
 
-	var sp tracer.Span
-	ctx, sp = g.opts.Tracer.Start(ctx, fullMethod+" rpc-server",
-		tracer.WithSpanKind(tracer.SpanKindServer),
-		tracer.WithSpanLabels(
-			"endpoint", fullMethod,
-		),
-	)
-
 	stream = &streamWrapper{ctx, stream}
 
-	ts := time.Now()
-	g.opts.Meter.Counter(semconv.ServerRequestInflight, "endpoint", fullMethod).Inc()
+	if !slices.Contains(meter.DefaultSkipEndpoints, fullMethod) {
+		g.opts.Meter.Counter(semconv.ServerRequestInflight, "endpoint", fullMethod).Inc()
+		defer func() {
+			te := time.Since(ts)
+			g.opts.Meter.Summary(semconv.ServerRequestLatencyMicroseconds, "endpoint", fullMethod).Update(te.Seconds())
+			g.opts.Meter.Histogram(semconv.ServerRequestDurationSeconds, "endpoint", fullMethod).Update(te.Seconds())
+			g.opts.Meter.Counter(semconv.ServerRequestInflight, "endpoint", fullMethod).Dec()
 
-	defer func() {
-		te := time.Since(ts)
-		g.opts.Meter.Summary(semconv.ServerRequestLatencyMicroseconds, "endpoint", fullMethod).Update(te.Seconds())
-		g.opts.Meter.Histogram(semconv.ServerRequestDurationSeconds, "endpoint", fullMethod).Update(te.Seconds())
-		g.opts.Meter.Counter(semconv.ServerRequestInflight, "endpoint", fullMethod).Dec()
-
-		st := status.Convert(err)
-		if st == nil || st.Code() == codes.OK {
-			g.opts.Meter.Counter(semconv.ServerRequestTotal, "endpoint", fullMethod, "status", "success", "code", strconv.Itoa(int(codes.OK))).Inc()
-		} else {
-			sp.SetStatus(tracer.SpanStatusError, err.Error())
-			g.opts.Meter.Counter(semconv.ServerRequestTotal, "endpoint", fullMethod, "status", "failure", "code", strconv.Itoa(int(st.Code()))).Inc()
-		}
-		sp.Finish()
-	}()
+			st := status.Convert(err)
+			if st == nil || st.Code() == codes.OK {
+				g.opts.Meter.Counter(semconv.ServerRequestTotal, "endpoint", fullMethod, "status", "success", "code", strconv.Itoa(int(codes.OK))).Inc()
+			} else {
+				g.opts.Meter.Counter(semconv.ServerRequestTotal, "endpoint", fullMethod, "status", "failure", "code", strconv.Itoa(int(st.Code()))).Inc()
+			}
+		}()
+	}
 
 	if g.opts.Wait != nil {
 		g.opts.Wait.Add(1)