diff --git a/ee/api/chalicelib/core/traces.py b/ee/api/chalicelib/core/traces.py
index d20134435..896f071bf 100644
--- a/ee/api/chalicelib/core/traces.py
+++ b/ee/api/chalicelib/core/traces.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import re
 from typing import Optional, List
 
 from decouple import config
-from fastapi import Request, Response
+from fastapi import Request, Response, BackgroundTasks
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from starlette.background import BackgroundTask
 
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ def trace(action: str, path_format: str, request: Request, response: Response):
     background_task: BackgroundTask = BackgroundTask(process_trace, action=action, path_format=path_format,
                                                      request=request, response=response)
     if response.background is None:
-        response.background = background_task
-    else:
-        response.background.add_task(background_task)
+        response.background = BackgroundTasks()
+
+    response.background.add_task(background_task)
 
 
 async def process_traces_queue():