diff --git a/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/agent/core/context/TracingContext.java b/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/agent/core/context/TracingContext.java
index c9612cfb3..be855e76e 100644
--- a/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/agent/core/context/TracingContext.java
+++ b/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/agent/core/context/TracingContext.java
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ public class TracingContext implements AbstractTracerContext {
      */
     private AbstractTracingSpan push(AbstractTracingSpan span) {
         activeSpanStack.addLast(span);
+        return span;
     }
 
     /**