diff --git a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/internal/mcptools/middleware.go b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/internal/mcptools/middleware.go
index a549dce6d46..079a18c2817 100644
--- a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/internal/mcptools/middleware.go
+++ b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/internal/mcptools/middleware.go
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ func createTracingMiddleware(tracerProvider trace.TracerProvider) mcp.Middleware
 			toolName := toolNameFromRequest(method, req)
 			sessionID := sessionIDFromRequest(req)
 			spanName := method
-			attrs := []attribute.KeyValue{}
+			attrs := []attribute.KeyValue{
+				otelsemconv.McpMethodName(method),
+			}
 			if toolName != "" {
 				spanName = method + " " + toolName
 				attrs = append(
@@ -71,8 +73,6 @@ func createTracingMiddleware(tracerProvider trace.TracerProvider) mcp.Middleware
 				if toolArgs := toolArgumentsFromRequest(method, req); toolArgs != "" {
 					attrs = append(attrs, otelsemconv.GenAIToolCallArguments(truncateForSpan(toolArgs, maxSpanAttrChars)))
 				}
-			} else {
-				attrs = append(attrs, otelsemconv.McpMethodName(method))
 			}
 			if sessionID != "" {
 				attrs = append(attrs, otelsemconv.McpSessionID(sessionID))
diff --git a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/internal/mcptools/middleware_test.go b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/internal/mcptools/middleware_test.go
index 14f4411d078..f87af3aaae9 100644
--- a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/internal/mcptools/middleware_test.go
+++ b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/internal/mcptools/middleware_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func TestTracingMiddlewareToolCallSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 
 	spanData := capture.singleSpan(t)
 	assert.Equal(t, mcpMethodToolsCall+" get_services", spanData.Name)
+	assertHasStringAttribute(t, spanData.Attributes, string(otelsemconv.McpMethodName("").Key), mcpMethodToolsCall)
 	assertHasStringAttribute(t, spanData.Attributes, string(otelsemconv.GenAIToolName("").Key), "get_services")
 	assertHasStringAttribute(t, spanData.Attributes, string(otelsemconv.GenAIOperationNameExecuteTool.Key), "execute_tool")
 	assert.Equal(t, codes.Unset, spanData.Status.Code)