diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/cls.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/cls.js
index 9e3c14b80f..beefb58411 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/cls.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/cls.js
@@ -569,7 +569,11 @@ function skipExitTracing(options) {
   }
 
   if (!opts.skipParentSpanCheck && (!parentSpan || isExitSpanResult)) {
-    if (opts.log) {
+    // NOTE: We need to check for `isActive` otherwise we flood this warning in case the collector is not
+    //       yet connected to the agent, but the application receives traffic already
+    //       The underlying problem is that all instrumentations are already "working" before the collector
+    //       is successfully connected with the agent, but they are skipped with the `isActive` flag.
+    if (opts.log && opts.isActive) {
       logger.warn(
         // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
         `Cannot start an exit span as this requires an active entry (or intermediate) span as parent. ${
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/dynamodb.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/dynamodb.js
index 071a9782d9..e2d2921a68 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/dynamodb.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/dynamodb.js
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ const operations = Object.keys(operationsInfo);
 const SPAN_NAME = 'dynamodb';
 
 class InstanaAWSDynamoDB extends InstanaAWSProduct {
-  instrumentedMakeRequest(ctx, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs) {
-    // NOTE: `shimMakeRequest`  in index.js is already checking the result of `isActive`
-    if (cls.skipExitTracing()) {
+  instrumentedMakeRequest(ctx, isActive, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs) {
+    if (cls.skipExitTracing({ isActive })) {
       return originalMakeRequest.apply(ctx, originalArgs);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/index.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/index.js
index 93af58b6b5..471bcf50c9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/index.js
@@ -49,21 +49,17 @@ function instrumentAWS(AWS) {
 
 function shimMakeRequest(originalMakeRequest) {
   return function () {
-    if (isActive) {
-      const originalArgs = new Array(arguments.length);
-      for (let i = 0; i < originalArgs.length; i++) {
-        originalArgs[i] = arguments[i];
-      }
+    const originalArgs = new Array(arguments.length);
+    for (let i = 0; i < originalArgs.length; i++) {
+      originalArgs[i] = arguments[i];
+    }
 
-      const awsProduct = operationMap[originalArgs[0]];
+    const awsProduct = operationMap[originalArgs[0]];
 
-      // to match operation + reference (S3, Dynamo, etc)
-      if (awsProduct) {
-        return awsProduct.instrumentedMakeRequest(this, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs);
-      }
-      return originalMakeRequest.apply(this, originalArgs);
+    // to match operation + reference (S3, Dynamo, etc)
+    if (awsProduct) {
+      return awsProduct.instrumentedMakeRequest(this, isActive, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs);
     }
-
-    return originalMakeRequest.apply(this, arguments);
+    return originalMakeRequest.apply(this, originalArgs);
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/kinesis.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/kinesis.js
index fb1fc0e095..1ad08dc63f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/kinesis.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/kinesis.js
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ const operationsInfo = {
 const operations = Object.keys(operationsInfo);
 
 class InstanaAWSKinesis extends InstanaAWSProduct {
-  instrumentedMakeRequest(ctx, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs) {
+  instrumentedMakeRequest(ctx, isActive, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs) {
     const self = this;
 
-    // NOTE: `shimMakeRequest`  in index.js is already checking the result of `isActive`
-    if (cls.skipExitTracing()) {
+    if (cls.skipExitTracing({ isActive })) {
       return originalMakeRequest.apply(ctx, originalArgs);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/lambda.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/lambda.js
index edf30c3045..9d81f1e9f2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/lambda.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/lambda.js
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ class InstanaAWSLambda extends InstanaAWSProduct {
     }
   }
 
-  instrumentedMakeRequest(ctx, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs) {
+  instrumentedMakeRequest(ctx, isActive, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs) {
     const self = this;
-    const skipTracingResult = cls.skipExitTracing({ extendedResponse: true });
+    const skipTracingResult = cls.skipExitTracing({ isActive, extendedResponse: true });
 
-    // NOTE: `shimMakeRequest`  in index.js is already checking the result of `isActive`
     if (skipTracingResult.skip) {
       if (skipTracingResult.suppressed) {
         this.propagateInstanaHeaders(originalArgs, null, skipTracingResult.suppressed);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/s3.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/s3.js
index 815579fd96..c19b72e6d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/s3.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/s3.js
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@ class InstanaAWSS3 extends InstanaAWSProduct {
   /**
    * Original args for ALL AWS SDK Requets: [method, params, callback]
    */
-  instrumentedMakeRequest(ctx, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs) {
+  instrumentedMakeRequest(ctx, isActive, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs) {
     const self = this;
 
-    // NOTE: `shimMakeRequest`  in index.js is already checking the result of `isActive`
-    if (cls.skipExitTracing()) {
+    if (cls.skipExitTracing({ isActive })) {
       return originalMakeRequest.apply(ctx, originalArgs);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sns.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sns.js
index 90e91a6c30..2d01012050 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sns.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sns.js
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ const operations = Object.keys(operationsInfo);
 const SPAN_NAME = 'sns';
 
 class InstanaAWSSNS extends InstanaAWSProduct {
-  instrumentedMakeRequest(ctx, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs) {
+  instrumentedMakeRequest(ctx, isActive, originalMakeRequest, originalArgs) {
     const messageBody = originalArgs[1];
 
     if (!messageBody.MessageAttributes) {
       messageBody.MessageAttributes = {};
     }
 
-    const skipTracingResult = cls.skipExitTracing({ isActive: true, extendedResponse: true });
+    const skipTracingResult = cls.skipExitTracing({ isActive, extendedResponse: true });
     if (skipTracingResult.skip) {
       if (skipTracingResult.suppressed) {
         this.propagateSuppression(messageBody.MessageAttributes);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/dynamodb.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/dynamodb.js
index aa0d1e02ac..53cc5fd688 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/dynamodb.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/dynamodb.js
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ const operations = Object.keys(operationsInfo);
 const SPAN_NAME = 'dynamodb';
 
 class InstanaAWSDynamoDB extends InstanaAWSProduct {
-  instrumentedSmithySend(ctx, originalSend, smithySendArgs) {
-    // NOTE: `shimSmithySend`  in index.js is already checking the result of `isActive`
-    if (cls.skipExitTracing()) {
+  instrumentedSmithySend(ctx, isActive, originalSend, smithySendArgs) {
+    if (cls.skipExitTracing({ isActive })) {
       return originalSend.apply(ctx, smithySendArgs);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/index.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/index.js
index 56ab42dea4..ad411d4f5c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/index.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ exports.isActive = function () {
   return isActive;
 };
 
+// NOTE: you currently can only disable the whole AWS SDK v3
 exports.activate = function activate() {
   isActive = true;
 };
@@ -74,27 +75,24 @@ function shimSmithySend(originalSend) {
     const smithySendArgs = getFunctionArguments(arguments);
     const command = smithySendArgs[0];
 
-    if (isActive) {
-      const serviceId = self.config && self.config.serviceId;
-      let awsProduct = serviceId && awsProducts.find(aws => aws.spanName === serviceId.toLowerCase());
-
-      if (awsProduct && awsProduct.supportsOperation(command.constructor.name)) {
-        return awsProduct.instrumentedSmithySend(self, originalSend, smithySendArgs);
-      } else {
-        // This code can be removed once all AWS SDK v3 instrumentations have been refactored to use the new approach
-        // introduced in https://github.com/instana/nodejs/pull/838 for kinesis. That is: Do not use an explicit
-        // operationsInfo/operationsMap map that restricts the traced operations to a subset of possible operations, but
-        // instead allow _all_ operations to be traced, using the operation name from `command.constructor.name` for
-        // span.data.$spanName.op. We plan to finish this refactoring before or with the next major release (3.x) of the
-        // @instana packages.
-        awsProduct = operationMap[smithySendArgs[0].constructor.name];
-        if (awsProduct) {
-          return awsProduct.instrumentedSmithySend(this, originalSend, smithySendArgs);
-        }
-
-        return originalSend.apply(this, smithySendArgs);
+    const serviceId = self.config && self.config.serviceId;
+    let awsProduct = serviceId && awsProducts.find(aws => aws.spanName === serviceId.toLowerCase());
+
+    if (awsProduct && awsProduct.supportsOperation(command.constructor.name)) {
+      return awsProduct.instrumentedSmithySend(self, isActive, originalSend, smithySendArgs);
+    } else {
+      // This code can be removed once all AWS SDK v3 instrumentations have been refactored to use the new approach
+      // introduced in https://github.com/instana/nodejs/pull/838 for kinesis. That is: Do not use an explicit
+      // operationsInfo/operationsMap map that restricts the traced operations to a subset of possible operations, but
+      // instead allow _all_ operations to be traced, using the operation name from `command.constructor.name` for
+      // span.data.$spanName.op. We plan to finish this refactoring before or with the next major release (3.x) of the
+      // @instana packages.
+      awsProduct = operationMap[smithySendArgs[0].constructor.name];
+      if (awsProduct) {
+        return awsProduct.instrumentedSmithySend(self, isActive, originalSend, smithySendArgs);
       }
+
+      return originalSend.apply(self, smithySendArgs);
     }
-    return originalSend.apply(self, smithySendArgs);
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/kinesis.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/kinesis.js
index ef08e19712..c958b2c3e0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/kinesis.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/kinesis.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ const { InstanaAWSProduct } = require('./instana_aws_product');
 const SPAN_NAME = 'kinesis';
 
 class InstanaAWSKinesis extends InstanaAWSProduct {
-  instrumentedSmithySend(ctx, originalSend, smithySendArgs) {
-    if (cls.skipExitTracing()) {
+  instrumentedSmithySend(ctx, isActive, originalSend, smithySendArgs) {
+    if (cls.skipExitTracing({ isActive })) {
       return originalSend.apply(ctx, smithySendArgs);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/s3.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/s3.js
index 20a51141db..5f9fcea42f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/s3.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/s3.js
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ const operations = Object.keys(operationsInfo);
 const SPAN_NAME = 's3';
 
 class InstanaAWSS3 extends InstanaAWSProduct {
-  instrumentedSmithySend(ctx, originalSend, smithySendArgs) {
-    // NOTE: `shimSmithySend`  in index.js is already checking the result of `isActive`
-    if (cls.skipExitTracing()) {
+  instrumentedSmithySend(ctx, isActive, originalSend, smithySendArgs) {
+    if (cls.skipExitTracing({ isActive })) {
       return originalSend.apply(ctx, smithySendArgs);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs.js
index 0d89b75cd5..77fde7c962 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs.js
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ class InstanaAWSSQS extends InstanaAWSProduct {
     });
   }
 
-  instrumentedSmithySend(ctx, originalSend, smithySendArgs) {
+  instrumentedSmithySend(ctx, isActive, originalSend, smithySendArgs) {
     const commandName = smithySendArgs[0].constructor.name;
     const operation = operationsInfo[commandName];
 
     if (operation && operation.sort === 'exit') {
-      return this.instrumentExit(ctx, originalSend, smithySendArgs, operation);
+      return this.instrumentExit(ctx, isActive, originalSend, smithySendArgs, operation);
     } else if (operation && operation.sort === 'entry') {
       return this.instrumentEntry(ctx, originalSend, smithySendArgs, operation);
     }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class InstanaAWSSQS extends InstanaAWSProduct {
     return originalSend.apply(ctx, smithySendArgs);
   }
 
-  instrumentExit(ctx, originalSend, smithySendArgs, operation) {
+  instrumentExit(ctx, isActive, originalSend, smithySendArgs, operation) {
     const command = smithySendArgs[0];
     const sendMessageInput = command.input;
 
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ class InstanaAWSSQS extends InstanaAWSProduct {
       attributes = sendMessageInput.MessageAttributes = {};
     }
 
-    // NOTE: `shimSmithySend`  in index.js is already checking the result of `isActive`
-    const skipTracingResult = cls.skipExitTracing({ extendedResponse: true });
+    const skipTracingResult = cls.skipExitTracing({ extendedResponse: true, isActive });
 
     if (skipTracingResult.skip) {
       if (skipTracingResult.suppressed) {