1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py
index de19705c1f..bc6ba709a7 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ class RedisSubscriber(txredisapi.SubscriberProtocol, AbstractConnection):
         Args:
             cmd (Command)
         """
-        run_as_background_process("send-cmd", self._async_send_command, cmd)
+        run_as_background_process(
+            "send-cmd", self._async_send_command, cmd, bg_start_span=False
+        )
 
     async def _async_send_command(self, cmd: Command):
         """Encode a replication command and send it over our outbound connection"""