diff --git a/src/agents/tracing/setup.py b/src/agents/tracing/setup.py
index 3a7c6ade..9e27d210 100644
--- a/src/agents/tracing/setup.py
+++ b/src/agents/tracing/setup.py
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ def create_span(
         )
 
     def shutdown(self) -> None:
+        if self._disabled:
+            return
+
         try:
             logger.debug("Shutting down trace provider")
             self._multi_processor.shutdown()