diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/enqueue.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/enqueue.rb
index 4b4c55937b..770bb540ab 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/enqueue.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/enqueue.rb
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@ module ActiveJob
       module Handlers
         # Handles `enqueue.active_job` and `enqueue_at.active_job` to generate egress spans
         class Enqueue < Default
-          def initialize(...)
-            super
-            @span_name_formatter = if @config[:span_naming] == :job_class
-                                     ->(job) { "#{job.class.name} publish" }
-                                   else
-                                     ->(job) { "#{job.queue_name} publish" }
-                                   end
-          end
-
           # Overrides the `Default#start_span` method to create an egress span
           # and registers it with the current context
           #
@@ -28,10 +19,22 @@ def initialize(...)
           # @return [Hash] with the span and generated context tokens
           def start_span(name, _id, payload)
             job = payload.fetch(:job)
-            span = tracer.start_span(@span_name_formatter.call(job), kind: :producer, attributes: @mapper.call(payload))
+            span = tracer.start_span(span_name(job), kind: :producer, attributes: @mapper.call(payload))
             OpenTelemetry.propagation.inject(job.__otel_headers) # This must be transmitted over the wire
             { span: span, ctx_token: OpenTelemetry::Context.attach(OpenTelemetry::Trace.context_with_span(span)) }
           end
+
+          private
+
+          def span_name(job)
+            prefix = if @config[:span_naming] == :job_class
+              job.class.name
+            else
+              job.queue_name
+            end
+
+            "#{prefix} publish"
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb
index bbfd2ed274..50a023f667 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@ module ActiveJob
       module Handlers
         # Handles perform.active_job to generate ingress spans
         class Perform < Default
-          def initialize(...)
-            super
-            @span_name_formatter = if @config[:span_naming] == :job_class
-                                     ->(job) { "#{job.class.name} process" }
-                                   else
-                                     ->(job) { "#{job.queue_name} process" }
-                                   end
-          end
-
           # Overrides the `Default#start_span` method to create an ingress span
           # and registers it with the current context
           #
@@ -30,7 +21,7 @@ def start_span(name, _id, payload)
             job = payload.fetch(:job)
             parent_context = OpenTelemetry.propagation.extract(job.__otel_headers)
 
-            span_name = @span_name_formatter.call(job)
+            span_name = span_name(job)
 
             # TODO: Refactor into a propagation strategy
             propagation_style = @config[:propagation_style]
@@ -57,6 +48,18 @@ def attach_consumer_context(span)
 
             OpenTelemetry::Context.attach(internal_context)
           end
+
+          private
+
+          def span_name(job)
+            prefix = if @config[:span_naming] == :job_class
+              job.class.name
+            else
+              job.queue_name
+            end
+
+            "#{prefix} process"
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform_test.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform_test.rb
index cf4c9b976c..3227bf62fd 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform_test.rb
@@ -261,4 +261,22 @@
       _(CallbacksJob.context_after).must_be :valid?
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'with a configuration modified after installation' do
+    let(:job_class) { TestJob }
+    let(:publish_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == "#{job_class.name} publish" } }
+    let(:process_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == "#{job_class.name} process" } }
+
+    before do
+      instance_config = instrumentation.instance_variable_get(:@config)
+      instance_config[:span_naming] = :job_class
+    end
+
+    it 'uses the updated configuration' do
+      TestJob.perform_later
+
+      _(publish_span).wont_be_nil
+      _(process_span).wont_be_nil
+    end
+  end
 end