diff --git a/packages/http/httpx/kiota_http/middleware/middleware.py b/packages/http/httpx/kiota_http/middleware/middleware.py
index 8507515..6e70e38 100644
--- a/packages/http/httpx/kiota_http/middleware/middleware.py
+++ b/packages/http/httpx/kiota_http/middleware/middleware.py
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ async def send(self, request, transport):
         return await self.next.send(request, transport)
 
     def _create_observability_span(self, request, span_name: str) -> trace.Span:
-        """Gets the parent_span from the request options and creates a new span.
-        If no parent_span is found, we try to get the current span."""
+        """Gets the parent_span from the request options and creates a new span.    
+        If no parent_span is found in the request, uses the parent_span in the
+        object. If parent_span is None, current context will be used."""
         _span = None
         if options := getattr(request, "options", None):
             if parent_span := options.get("parent_span", None):
@@ -73,5 +74,6 @@ def _create_observability_span(self, request, span_name: str) -> trace.Span:
                 _context = trace.set_span_in_context(parent_span)
                 _span = tracer.start_span(span_name, _context)
         if _span is None:
-            _span = trace.get_current_span()
+            _context = trace.set_span_in_context(self.parent_span)
+            _span = tracer.start_span(span_name, _context)
         return _span
diff --git a/packages/http/httpx/tests/conftest.py b/packages/http/httpx/tests/conftest.py
index c008898..55c9c12 100644
--- a/packages/http/httpx/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/packages/http/httpx/tests/conftest.py
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ def mock_no_content_response(sample_headers):
 tracer = trace.get_tracer(__name__)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def otel_tracer():
+    return tracer
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_otel_span():
     return tracer.start_span("mock")
diff --git a/packages/http/httpx/tests/middleware_tests/test_base_middleware.py b/packages/http/httpx/tests/middleware_tests/test_base_middleware.py
index 254ecab..2f9ed79 100644
--- a/packages/http/httpx/tests/middleware_tests/test_base_middleware.py
+++ b/packages/http/httpx/tests/middleware_tests/test_base_middleware.py
@@ -10,9 +10,21 @@ def test_next_is_none():
     assert middleware.next is None
 
 
-def test_span_created(request_info):
-    """Ensures the current span is returned and the parent_span is not set."""
+def test_span_returned(request_info):
+    """Ensures a span is returned and the parent_span is not set."""
     middleware = BaseMiddleware()
-    span = middleware._create_observability_span(request_info, "test_span_created")
+    span = middleware._create_observability_span(request_info, "test_span_returned")
+    span.end()
     assert isinstance(span, trace.Span)
     assert middleware.parent_span is None
+
+
+def test_span_created(request_info, otel_tracer):
+    """Ensures the span returned does not end an outer context managed span"""
+    with otel_tracer.start_as_current_span("outside-span") as outside_span:
+        before_state = outside_span.is_recording()
+        middleware = BaseMiddleware()
+        span = middleware._create_observability_span(request_info, "test_span_created")
+        span.end()
+        after_state = outside_span.is_recording()
+        assert(before_state == after_state)
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