diff --git a/docs/platforms/go/common/tracing/instrumentation/custom-instrumentation/queues-module.mdx b/docs/platforms/go/common/tracing/instrumentation/custom-instrumentation/queues-module.mdx
index 36da51567ef07c..bc9de908480b76 100644
--- a/docs/platforms/go/common/tracing/instrumentation/custom-instrumentation/queues-module.mdx
+++ b/docs/platforms/go/common/tracing/instrumentation/custom-instrumentation/queues-module.mdx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ transaction := sentry.StartTransaction(
 defer transaction.Finish()
 
 // Create the span
-span := transaction.StartSpan(ctx, "queue.publish")
+span := transaction.StartChild("queue.publish")
 span.Description = "queue_producer";
 defer span.Finish()