diff --git a/tracer/options.go b/tracer/options.go
index 4c1c0f74..1f7fc7f9 100644
--- a/tracer/options.go
+++ b/tracer/options.go
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ func NewSpanOptions(opts ...SpanOption) SpanOptions {
 // NewOptions returns default options
 func NewOptions(opts ...Option) Options {
 	options := Options{
-		Logger: logger.DefaultLogger,
+		Logger:  logger.DefaultLogger,
+		Context: context.Background(),
 	}
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&options)