diff --git a/internal/util/trace/util.go b/internal/util/trace/util.go
index 4afaa35256..029fbedf62 100644
--- a/internal/util/trace/util.go
+++ b/internal/util/trace/util.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func initFromEnv(serviceName string) *config.Configuration {
 	return cfg
 }
 
-// StartSpanFromContext starts a opentracing span. The default operation name is
+// StartSpanFromContext starts an opentracing span. The default operation name is
 // upper two call stacks of the function
 func StartSpanFromContext(ctx context.Context, opts ...opentracing.StartSpanOption) (opentracing.Span, context.Context) {
 	return StartSpanFromContextWithSkip(ctx, 3, opts...)