diff --git a/lib/instana/instrumentation/grpc.rb b/lib/instana/instrumentation/grpc.rb
index 647ab823..40180747 100644
--- a/lib/instana/instrumentation/grpc.rb
+++ b/lib/instana/instrumentation/grpc.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module GRPCCientInstrumentation
             current_span.record_exception(e)
             raise
           ensure
-            current_span.finish
+            current_span&.finish
           end
         end
       end
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ module GRPCServerInstrumentation
             current_span.record_exception(e)
             raise
           ensure
-            current_span.finish if ::Instana.tracer.tracing?
+            current_span&.finish
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/instana/trace.rb b/lib/instana/trace.rb
index 1efc6df3..0e3bfa32 100644
--- a/lib/instana/trace.rb
+++ b/lib/instana/trace.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def with_span(span)
     #
     # @return [Span]
     def non_recording_span(span_context)
-      Span.new(span_context: span_context)
+      OpenTelemetry::Trace::Span.new(span_context: span_context)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/instana/trace/tracer.rb b/lib/instana/trace/tracer.rb
index ebb89d72..712e4f5d 100644
--- a/lib/instana/trace/tracer.rb
+++ b/lib/instana/trace/tracer.rb
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def clear!
     #   with_parent=current context, start_timestamp=current time.
     #
     def start_span(name, with_parent: nil, attributes: nil, links: nil, start_timestamp: ::Instana::Util.now_in_ms, kind: nil) # rubocop:disable Metrics/ParameterLists
-      return if !::Instana.agent.ready? || !::Instana.config[:tracing][:enabled]
+      return Instana::Trace.non_recording_span(with_parent) if !::Instana.agent.ready? || !::Instana.config[:tracing][:enabled]
 
       with_parent ||= OpenTelemetry::Context.current
       name ||= 'empty'
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/aws_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/aws_test.rb
index 69f57bb2..7c6a2dbd 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/aws_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/aws_test.rb
@@ -238,4 +238,30 @@ def test_lambda_with_500_status
     refute_nil lambda_span[:stack]
     assert_equal 30, lambda_span[:stack].length # default limit is 30 in span.add_stack
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      dynamo = Aws::DynamoDB::Client.new(
+        region: "local",
+        access_key_id: "placeholder",
+        secret_access_key: "placeholder",
+        endpoint: "http://localhost:8000"
+      )
+
+      assert_silent do
+        dynamo.get_item(
+          table_name: 'sample_table',
+          key: { s: 'sample_item' }
+        )
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Should not raise instrumentation errors, only the expected AWS error
+    assert error.is_a?(Aws::DynamoDB::Errors::ServiceError)
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/bunny_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/bunny_test.rb
index 98500c8e..ef60abfe 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/bunny_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/bunny_test.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 require 'test_helper'
 
+Warning[:deprecated] = false if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) > Gem::Version.new('3.4')
+
 class BunnyTest < Minitest::Test # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
   def setup
     skip unless defined?(::Bunny)
@@ -792,4 +794,22 @@ def test_pop_error_handling_with_logging
 
     assert error_raised, "Exception should be raised and logged in pop"
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    skip unless defined?(::Bunny)
+    clear_all!
+
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        @exchange.publish('test message', routing_key: @queue.name)
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/dalli_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/dalli_test.rb
index 9f39fe2c..1c286df1 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/dalli_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/dalli_test.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 require 'test_helper'
 
+Warning[:deprecated] = false if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) > Gem::Version.new('4.0')
+
 class DalliTest < Minitest::Test
   def setup
     @memcached_host = ENV['MEMCACHED_HOST'] || '127.0.0.1:11211'
@@ -322,4 +324,20 @@ def test_get_error_logging
     assert_equal 'instana_test', second_span[:data][:memcache][:namespace]
     assert second_span[:data][:memcache].key?(:error)
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        @dc.set(:instana, :test_value)
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/excon_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/excon_test.rb
index 3708784b..2bb8e9e6 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/excon_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/excon_test.rb
@@ -201,4 +201,29 @@ def test_basic_get_no_tracing
     connection = Excon.new(url)
     connection.get(:path => '/?basic_get')
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    # A slight hack but webmock chokes with pipelined requests.
+    # Delete their excon middleware
+    Excon.defaults[:middlewares].delete ::WebMock::HttpLibAdapters::ExconAdapter
+    Excon.defaults[:middlewares].delete ::Excon::Middleware::Mock
+
+    url = "http://127.0.0.1:6511"
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      connection = Excon.new(url)
+
+      assert_silent do
+        connection.get(:path => '/?basic_get')
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/graphql_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/graphql_test.rb
index cd8b1c9b..380bb896 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/graphql_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/graphql_test.rb
@@ -286,4 +286,30 @@ def test_mutation
     assert_equal :'graphql.server', query_span[:n]
     assert_equal expected_data, query_span[:data][:graphql]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    query = "query FirstTwoTaskSamples {
+      tasks(after: \"\", first: 2) {
+        nodes {
+          action
+        }
+      }
+    }"
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        
+        Schema.execute(query)
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+        
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/grpc_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/grpc_test.rb
index 85d3e734..4c8d31bb 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/grpc_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/grpc_test.rb
@@ -417,4 +417,25 @@ def test_bidi_streamer_failure
     assert_equal server_span[:p], client_span[:s]
     assert_equal client_span[:p], sdk_span[:s]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        begin
+          client_stub.ping(
+            PingPongService::PingRequest.new(message: 'Hello World')
+          )
+        rescue StandardError => e
+          error = e
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    sleep 0.2
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/mongo_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/mongo_test.rb
index 3be181f5..74a7f082 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/mongo_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/mongo_test.rb
@@ -65,4 +65,21 @@ def test_mongo_as_root_exit_span
     assert_equal insert_data[:peer], {hostname: "127.0.0.1", port: 27017}
     assert insert_data[:json].include?("insert")
   end
+
+  def test_mongo_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      client = Mongo::Client.new('mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/instana')
+
+      assert_silent do
+        client[:people].delete_many({ name: /$S*/ })
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/net_http_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/net_http_test.rb
index 41b389e8..2b7dd2ea 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/net_http_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/net_http_test.rb
@@ -217,4 +217,23 @@ def test_request_with_5xx_response
 
     WebMock.disable_net_connect!
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+    WebMock.allow_net_connect!
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        Net::HTTP.get(URI('http://127.0.0.1:6511/'))
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+
+    WebMock.disable_net_connect!
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/rack_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/rack_test.rb
index 47b4ae10..686a4b28 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/rack_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/rack_test.rb
@@ -412,4 +412,21 @@ def test_five_zero_x_trace
     assert_equal :rack, first_span[:n]
     assert_equal 1, first_span[:ec]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        get '/mrlobster'
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert last_response.ok?
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/rails_action_cable_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/rails_action_cable_test.rb
index 9dba00b4..29944f76 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/rails_action_cable_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/rails_action_cable_test.rb
@@ -132,4 +132,26 @@ def mock_connection
     connection.define_singleton_method(:transmit) { |*_args, **_kwargs| true }
     connection
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    skip unless defined?(::ActionCable::Connection::Base)
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      connection = mock_connection
+      channel_klass = Class.new(ActionCable::Channel::Base)
+
+      assert_silent do
+        channel_klass
+          .new(connection, :test)
+          .send(:transmit, 'Sample message', via: nil)
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/rails_action_controller_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/rails_action_controller_test.rb
index 53f1c5ee..29730fec 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/rails_action_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/rails_action_controller_test.rb
@@ -215,4 +215,21 @@ def test_log
     assert_equal "Warn", log_span[:level]
     assert_equal "This is a test warning", log_span[:message]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        get '/base/world'
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert last_response.ok?
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/rails_action_mailer_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/rails_action_mailer_test.rb
index dd296592..ec07d837 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/rails_action_mailer_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/rails_action_mailer_test.rb
@@ -63,4 +63,20 @@ def test_mailer_as_root_exit_span
     assert_equal 'RailsActionMailerTest::TestMailer', mail_span[:data][:actionmailer][:class]
     assert_equal 'sample_email', mail_span[:data][:actionmailer][:method]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        TestMailer.sample_email.deliver_now
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/rails_action_view_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/rails_action_view_test.rb
index 07f7dc0e..825c1d4a 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/rails_action_view_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/rails_action_view_test.rb
@@ -151,4 +151,21 @@ def test_render_collection
     assert_equal :collection, span[:data][:render][:type]
     assert_equal 'blocks/block', span[:data][:render][:name]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        get '/render_view'
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert last_response.ok?
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/rails_active_job_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/rails_active_job_test.rb
index 78cc1735..ddbbf51f 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/rails_active_job_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/rails_active_job_test.rb
@@ -62,4 +62,19 @@ def test_enqueue_perform
     assert_equal client_span[:t], server_span[:t]
     assert_equal client_span[:s], server_span[:p]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        SampleJob.perform_now("test_agent_not_ready")
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/rails_active_record_database_missing_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/rails_active_record_database_missing_test.rb
index 98fc109d..853e822d 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/rails_active_record_database_missing_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/rails_active_record_database_missing_test.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ def setup
     skip unless ENV['DATABASE_URL']
     clear_all!
     @old_url = ENV['DATABASE_URL']
+
     SQLite3::Database.new('/tmp/test.db')
     ENV['DATABASE_URL'] = 'sqlite3:///tmp/test.db'
 
@@ -41,4 +42,22 @@ def test_error_on_missing_database
     assert_equal 1, span[:ec]
     assert span[:data][:activerecord][:error].include?("SQLite3::ReadOnlyException: attempt to write a readonly database")
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        b = Block.new
+        Block.create(name: 'test', color: 'green')
+        b.save!
+        FileUtils.rm('/tmp/test.db')
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/rails_active_record_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/rails_active_record_test.rb
index afbc39ad..d5057e6e 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/rails_active_record_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/rails_active_record_test.rb
@@ -113,4 +113,21 @@ def test_raw_error
 
     assert_equal 1, span[:ec]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    skip unless ENV['DATABASE_URL']
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        Block.create(name: 'test', color: 'green')
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/redis_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/redis_test.rb
index 3a3d90d0..93c52f58 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/redis_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/redis_test.rb
@@ -153,6 +153,24 @@ def assert_redis_trace(command, with_error: nil)
       assert data[:log].key?(:message)
     end
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        begin
+          @redis_client.set('hello', 'world')
+        rescue StandardError => e
+          error = e
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
 
 class RedisSpanFilteringTest < Minitest::Test
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/resque_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/resque_test.rb
index 5c752330..5f83b0b9 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/resque_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/resque_test.rb
@@ -185,4 +185,20 @@ def test_worker_error_job
     assert_equal "Exception: Silly Rabbit, Trix are for kids.", resque_span[:data][:'resque-worker'][:error]
     assert_equal Array, resque_span[:stack].class
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        ::Resque.enqueue(FastJob)
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/rest_client_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/rest_client_test.rb
index 0ec6b0d0..5877a5ea 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/rest_client_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/rest_client_test.rb
@@ -103,4 +103,25 @@ def test_basic_get_as_root_exit_span
 
     WebMock.disable_net_connect!
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+    WebMock.allow_net_connect!
+
+    url = "http://127.0.0.1:6511/"
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        RestClient.get url
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+
+    WebMock.disable_net_connect!
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/sequel_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/sequel_test.rb
index 9d46f414..b2d26058 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/sequel_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/sequel_test.rb
@@ -108,4 +108,21 @@ def test_raw_error
     span = find_first_span_by_name(spans, :sequel)
     assert_equal 1, span[:ec]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    skip unless ENV['DATABASE_URL']
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        @model.insert(name: 'test', color: 'blue')
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/shoryuken_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/shoryuken_test.rb
index 82d2db1d..e1548833 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/shoryuken_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/shoryuken_test.rb
@@ -44,4 +44,24 @@ def test_start_trace
     assert_equal 'entry', span[:data][:sqs][:sort]
     assert_equal 'http://example.com', span[:data][:sqs][:queue]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    message = OpenStruct.new(
+      queue_url: 'http://example.com'
+    )
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      assert_silent do
+        @middleware.call(nil, nil, message, nil) {}
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/sidekiq-client_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/sidekiq-client_test.rb
index cab387ca..735939f3 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/sidekiq-client_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/sidekiq-client_test.rb
@@ -167,4 +167,27 @@ def remove_sidekiq_exception_middleware
       end
     end
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      disable_redis_instrumentation
+      assert_silent do
+        ::Sidekiq::Client.push(
+          'queue' => 'some_random_queue',
+          'class' => ::SidekiqJobOne,
+          'args' => [1, 2, 3],
+          'retry' => false
+        )
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        error = e
+      end
+      enable_redis_instrumentation
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/sidekiq-worker_test.rb b/test/instrumentation/sidekiq-worker_test.rb
index b1ac9646..8f2bf175 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/sidekiq-worker_test.rb
+++ b/test/instrumentation/sidekiq-worker_test.rb
@@ -177,4 +177,36 @@ def assert_client_span(client_span, job)
     assert       client_span[:data][:'sidekiq-client'][:'redis-url']
     assert_equal job.name, client_span[:data][:'sidekiq-client'][:job]
   end
+
+  def test_no_error_is_raised_and_no_spans_are_created_when_agent_is_not_ready
+    clear_all!
+    error = nil
+    $sidekiq_mode = :server
+    inject_instrumentation
+
+    ::Instana.agent.stub(:ready?, false) do
+      disable_redis_instrumentation
+      ::Sidekiq.redis_pool.with do |redis|
+        redis.sadd('queues'.freeze, 'important')
+        redis.lpush(
+          'queue:important',
+          <<-JSON
+          {
+            "class":"SidekiqJobOne",
+            "args":[1,2,3],
+            "queue":"important",
+            "jid":"123456789"
+          }
+          JSON
+        )
+      end
+      enable_redis_instrumentation
+      sleep 1
+    end
+
+    assert_nil error
+    assert_empty ::Instana.processor.queued_spans
+
+    $sidekiq_mode = :client
+  end
 end