diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTracer.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTracer.java
index fc0b2ac2ad..9e18e6169a 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTracer.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTracer.java
@@ -449,14 +449,14 @@ private ISpan createChild(
       return NoOpSpan.getInstance();
     }
 
-    final @Nullable SpanId parentSpanId = spanContext.getParentSpanId();
-    final @NotNull String operation = spanContext.getOperation();
-    final @Nullable String description = spanContext.getDescription();
-
     if (SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), spanOptions.getOrigin())) {
       return NoOpSpan.getInstance();
     }
 
+    final @Nullable SpanId parentSpanId = spanContext.getParentSpanId();
+    final @NotNull String operation = spanContext.getOperation();
+    final @Nullable String description = spanContext.getDescription();
+
     if (children.size() < scopes.getOptions().getMaxSpans()) {
       Objects.requireNonNull(parentSpanId, "parentSpanId is required");
       Objects.requireNonNull(operation, "operation is required");