diff --git a/crates/websocket/src/handlers.rs b/crates/websocket/src/handlers.rs
index b6e236dc7..94ca8bf91 100644
--- a/crates/websocket/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/crates/websocket/src/handlers.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ use crate::{
 use actix::{Actor, Context, Handler, ResponseFuture};
 use lemmy_db_schema::naive_now;
 use lemmy_utils::ConnectionId;
+use opentelemetry::trace::TraceContextExt;
 use rand::Rng;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use tracing::{error, info};
+use tracing_opentelemetry::OpenTelemetrySpanExt;
 
 /// Make actor from `ChatServer`
 impl Actor for ChatServer {
@@ -69,8 +71,6 @@ fn root_span() -> tracing::Span {
     trace_id = tracing::field::Empty,
   );
   {
-    use opentelemetry::trace::TraceContextExt;
-    use tracing_opentelemetry::OpenTelemetrySpanExt;
     let trace_id = span.context().span().span_context().trace_id().to_hex();
     span.record("trace_id", &tracing::field::display(trace_id));
   }