diff --git a/.changeset/seven-kings-drop.md b/.changeset/seven-kings-drop.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ade48e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seven-kings-drop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@openai/agents-openai': patch
+---
+
+Fix tracing exception in model response getting method when tracing is disabled
diff --git a/packages/agents-openai/src/openaiResponsesModel.ts b/packages/agents-openai/src/openaiResponsesModel.ts
index d86f627d..178c9913 100644
--- a/packages/agents-openai/src/openaiResponsesModel.ts
+++ b/packages/agents-openai/src/openaiResponsesModel.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Model,
   Usage,
-  withResponseSpan,
   createResponseSpan,
   setCurrentSpan,
   resetCurrentSpan,
@@ -876,32 +875,56 @@ export class OpenAIResponsesModel implements Model {
    * @returns A promise that resolves to the response from the model.
    */
   async getResponse(request: ModelRequest): Promise<ModelResponse> {
-    const response = await withResponseSpan(async (span) => {
+    const span = request.tracing ? createResponseSpan() : undefined;
+
+    try {
+      if (span) {
+        span.start();
+        setCurrentSpan(span);
+      }
+
       const response = await this.#fetchResponse(request, false);
 
-      if (request.tracing) {
+      if (request.tracing && span) {
         span.spanData.response_id = response.id;
         span.spanData._input = request.input;
         span.spanData._response = response;
       }
 
-      return response;
-    });
-
-    const output: ModelResponse = {
-      usage: new Usage({
-        inputTokens: response.usage?.input_tokens ?? 0,
-        outputTokens: response.usage?.output_tokens ?? 0,
-        totalTokens: response.usage?.total_tokens ?? 0,
-        inputTokensDetails: { ...response.usage?.input_tokens_details },
-        outputTokensDetails: { ...response.usage?.output_tokens_details },
-      }),
-      output: convertToOutputItem(response.output),
-      responseId: response.id,
-      providerData: response,
-    };
+      const output: ModelResponse = {
+        usage: new Usage({
+          inputTokens: response.usage?.input_tokens ?? 0,
+          outputTokens: response.usage?.output_tokens ?? 0,
+          totalTokens: response.usage?.total_tokens ?? 0,
+          inputTokensDetails: { ...response.usage?.input_tokens_details },
+          outputTokensDetails: { ...response.usage?.output_tokens_details },
+        }),
+        output: convertToOutputItem(response.output),
+        responseId: response.id,
+        providerData: response,
+      };
 
-    return output;
+      return output;
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (span) {
+        span.setError({
+          message: 'Error getting response',
+          data: {
+            error: request.tracing
+              ? String(error)
+              : error instanceof Error
+                ? error.name
+                : undefined,
+          },
+        });
+      }
+      throw error;
+    } finally {
+      if (span) {
+        span.end();
+        resetCurrentSpan();
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/agents-openai/test/openaiResponsesModel.test.ts b/packages/agents-openai/test/openaiResponsesModel.test.ts
index 7aacd173..ba13d776 100644
--- a/packages/agents-openai/test/openaiResponsesModel.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agents-openai/test/openaiResponsesModel.test.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,47 @@ describe('OpenAIResponsesModel', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('getResponse should not throw tracing exception when tracing is disabled', async () => {
+    const fakeResponse = {
+      id: 'res1',
+      usage: {
+        input_tokens: 3,
+        output_tokens: 4,
+        total_tokens: 7,
+      },
+      output: [
+        {
+          id: 'test_id',
+          type: 'message',
+          status: 'completed',
+          content: [{ type: 'output_text', text: 'hi' }],
+          role: 'assistant',
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const createMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(fakeResponse);
+    const fakeClient = {
+      responses: { create: createMock },
+    } as unknown as OpenAI;
+    const model = new OpenAIResponsesModel(fakeClient, 'gpt-test');
+
+    const request = {
+      systemInstructions: 'inst',
+      input: 'hello',
+      modelSettings: {},
+      tools: [],
+      outputType: 'text',
+      handoffs: [],
+      tracing: false,
+      signal: undefined,
+    };
+
+    await expect(model.getResponse(request as any)).resolves.not.toThrow();
+    await expect(model.getResponse(request as any)).resolves.not.toThrow(
+      'No existing trace found',
+    );
+  });
+
   it('getStreamedResponse yields events and calls client with stream flag', async () => {
     withTrace('test', async () => {
       const fakeResponse = { id: 'res2', usage: {}, output: [] };