diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi/tests/test_fastapi_instrumentation_wrapped.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi/tests/test_fastapi_instrumentation_wrapped.py
index 59355f479d..76f8b547d2 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi/tests/test_fastapi_instrumentation_wrapped.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi/tests/test_fastapi_instrumentation_wrapped.py
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ def test_render_path_parameters(self):
         resp = self.client.get("/foobar")
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
         spans = self.memory_exporter.get_finished_spans()
-        expected_span_name = "GET /foobar"
+        expected_span_name = "GET /foobar http send"
         self.assertEqual(
             spans[0].name,
-            "GET /foobar",
+            expected_span_name,
             f"Expected span name to be '{expected_span_name}', but got '{spans[0].name}'",
         )