diff --git a/server/embed/etcd.go b/server/embed/etcd.go
index 2e5f68afafc..1cb38f4790f 100644
--- a/server/embed/etcd.go
+++ b/server/embed/etcd.go
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@ func (e *Etcd) setupTracing(ctx context.Context) (exporter tracesdk.SpanExporter
 			tracesdk.NewTracerProvider(
 				tracesdk.WithBatcher(exporter),
 				tracesdk.WithResource(res),
+				tracesdk.WithSampler(tracesdk.ParentBased(tracesdk.NeverSample())),
 			),
 		),
 	)