diff --git a/tracer/options.go b/tracer/options.go
index 4db47278..6f736379 100644
--- a/tracer/options.go
+++ b/tracer/options.go
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ func NewEventOptions(opts ...EventOption) EventOptions {
 // NewSpanOptions returns default SpanOptions
 func NewSpanOptions(opts ...SpanOption) SpanOptions {
 	options := SpanOptions{
-		Kind: SpanKindInternal,
+		Kind:   SpanKindInternal,
+		Record: true,
 	}
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&options)