diff --git a/reqwest-tracing/README.md b/reqwest-tracing/README.md
index 4a7802f..156047c 100644
--- a/reqwest-tracing/README.md
+++ b/reqwest-tracing/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub struct TimeTrace;
 impl ReqwestOtelSpanBackend for TimeTrace {
     fn on_request_start(req: &Request, extension: &mut Extensions) -> Span {
         extension.insert(Instant::now());
-        reqwest_otel_span!(req, time_elapsed = tracing::field::Empty)
+        reqwest_otel_span!(name="example-request", req, time_elapsed = tracing::field::Empty)
     }
 
     fn on_request_end(span: &Span, outcome: &Result<Response>, extension: &mut Extensions) {