diff --git a/instrumentation/base/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/base.rb b/instrumentation/base/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/base.rb
index d944d1a6c..ccbc521fb 100644
--- a/instrumentation/base/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/base.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/base/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/base.rb
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def initialize(name, version, install_blk, present_blk,
         @config = {}
         @installed = false
         @options = options
-        @tracer = OpenTelemetry::Trace::Tracer.new
+        @tracer = OpenTelemetry.tracer_provider.tracer(name, version)
       end
       # rubocop:enable Metrics/ParameterLists
 
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ def install(config = {})
         return false unless installable?(config)
 
         instance_exec(@config, &@install_blk)
-        @tracer = OpenTelemetry.tracer_provider.tracer(name, version)
         @installed = true
       end