diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js
index b1ce5b1f93..9b72e210f6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js
@@ -180,16 +180,18 @@ function instrument() {
             response.headers,
             extraHttpHeadersToCapture
           );
+
+          span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
+          if (capturedHeaders != null && Object.keys(capturedHeaders).length > 0) {
+            span.data.http.header = capturedHeaders;
+          }
+          span.transmit();
         })
         .catch(err => {
           span.ec = 1;
           tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'http');
-        })
-        .finally(() => {
+
           span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
-          if (capturedHeaders != null && Object.keys(capturedHeaders).length > 0) {
-            span.data.http.header = capturedHeaders;
-          }
           span.transmit();
         });