diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/secondary/heatmap_uploader.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/secondary/heatmap_uploader.rs
index 95022ea117..c1b613f01d 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/secondary/heatmap_uploader.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/secondary/heatmap_uploader.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ impl JobGenerator<UploadPending, WriteInProgress, WriteComplete, UploadCommand>
                     next_upload,
                 })
                 .ok();
-        }.instrument(info_span!("secondary_download", tenant_id=%tenant_shard_id.tenant_id, shard_id=%tenant_shard_id.shard_slug())));
+        }.instrument(info_span!(parent: None, "heatmap_upload", tenant_id=%tenant_shard_id.tenant_id, shard_id=%tenant_shard_id.shard_slug())));
         WriteInProgress { barrier }
     }