diff --git a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-12.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v12_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-12.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v12_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java
index 543efefaab08..581ef1b94f3c 100644
--- a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-12.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v12_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-12.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v12_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
 import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
+import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice.AssignReturned;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
 import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatcher;
 
@@ -34,9 +35,10 @@ public void transform(TypeTransformer transformer) {
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
   public static class AddInstrumentationAdvice {
+    @AssignReturned.ToReturned
     @Advice.OnMethodExit(suppress = Throwable.class)
-    public static void onExit(@Advice.Return(readOnly = false) Instrumentation instrumentation) {
-      instrumentation = addInstrumentation(instrumentation);
+    public static Instrumentation onExit(@Advice.Return Instrumentation instrumentation) {
+      return addInstrumentation(instrumentation);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-12.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v12_0/GraphqlInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-12.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v12_0/GraphqlInstrumentationModule.java
index 1df81f84334d..7c8ab4c4b3af 100644
--- a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-12.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v12_0/GraphqlInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-12.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v12_0/GraphqlInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.InstrumentationModule;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.internal.ExperimentalInstrumentationModule;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatcher;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 @AutoService(InstrumentationModule.class)
-public class GraphqlInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule {
+public class GraphqlInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule
+    implements ExperimentalInstrumentationModule {
 
   public GraphqlInstrumentationModule() {
     super("graphql-java", "graphql-java-12.0");
@@ -34,4 +36,9 @@ public ElementMatcher.Junction<ClassLoader> classLoaderMatcher() {
   public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
     return Collections.singletonList(new GraphqlInstrumentation());
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isIndyReady() {
+    return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java
index 07b891bd52f2..0c28cb93749f 100644
--- a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
 import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
+import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice.AssignReturned;
 import net.bytebuddy.asm.AsmVisitorWrapper;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.field.FieldDescription;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.field.FieldList;
@@ -106,10 +107,11 @@ public void visitFieldInsn(
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
   public static class AddInstrumentationAdvice {
+    @AssignReturned.ToReturned
     @Advice.OnMethodExit(suppress = Throwable.class)
-    public static void onExit(@Advice.Return(readOnly = false) Instrumentation instrumentation) {
+    public static Instrumentation onExit(@Advice.Return Instrumentation instrumentation) {
       // this advice is here only to get GraphqlSingletons injected and checked by muzzle
-      instrumentation = addInstrumentation(instrumentation);
+      return addInstrumentation(instrumentation);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentationModule.java
index 63d41ac3c5c9..492ad7f1cd2b 100644
--- a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -46,4 +46,9 @@ public void injectClasses(ClassInjector injector) {
         .proxyBuilder("io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.graphql.v20_0.GraphqlSingletons")
         .inject(InjectionMode.CLASS_ONLY);
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isIndyReady() {
+    return true;
+  }
 }