diff --git a/js/core/src/tracing/instrumentation.ts b/js/core/src/tracing/instrumentation.ts
index b1ff3b49b5..9f68565518 100644
--- a/js/core/src/tracing/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/js/core/src/tracing/instrumentation.ts
@@ -87,14 +87,12 @@ export async function runInNewSpan<T>(
     async (otSpan) => {
       if (opts.labels) otSpan.setAttributes(opts.labels);
       try {
-        const parentPath = parentStep?.path || '';
-        const stepType =
-          opts.labels && opts.labels['genkit:type']
-            ? `,t:${opts.labels['genkit:type']}`
-            : '';
-        opts.metadata.path = parentPath + `/{${opts.metadata.name}${stepType}}`;
-
-        const pathCount = getCurrentPathCount();
+        opts.metadata.path = buildPath(
+          opts.metadata.name,
+          parentStep?.path || '',
+          opts.labels
+        );
+
         const output = await spanMetadataAls.run(opts.metadata, () =>
           fn(opts.metadata, otSpan, isInRoot)
         );
@@ -102,28 +100,10 @@ export async function runInNewSpan<T>(
           opts.metadata.state = 'success';
         }
 
-        opts.metadata.path = decoratePathWithSubtype(opts.metadata);
-        if (pathCount == getCurrentPathCount()) {
-          const now = performance.now();
-          const start = traceMetadataAls.getStore()?.timestamp || now;
-          traceMetadataAls.getStore()?.paths?.add({
-            path: opts.metadata.path,
-            status: 'success',
-            latency: now - start,
-          });
-        }
-
+        recordPath(opts.metadata);
         return output;
       } catch (e) {
-        opts.metadata.path = decoratePathWithSubtype(opts.metadata);
-        const now = performance.now();
-        const start = traceMetadataAls.getStore()?.timestamp || now;
-        traceMetadataAls.getStore()?.paths?.add({
-          path: opts.metadata.path,
-          status: 'failure',
-          error: (e as any).name,
-          latency: now - start,
-        });
+        recordPath(opts.metadata, e);
         opts.metadata.state = 'error';
         otSpan.setStatus({
           code: SpanStatusCode.ERROR,
@@ -212,8 +192,35 @@ function getCurrentSpan(): SpanMetadata {
   return step;
 }
 
-function getCurrentPathCount(): number {
-  return traceMetadataAls.getStore()?.paths?.size || 0;
+function buildPath(
+  name: string,
+  parentPath: string,
+  labels?: Record<string, string>
+) {
+  const stepType =
+    labels && labels['genkit:type'] ? `,t:${labels['genkit:type']}` : '';
+  return parentPath + `/{${name}${stepType}}`;
+}
+
+function recordPath(spanMeta: SpanMetadata, err?: any) {
+  const path = spanMeta.path || '';
+  const decoratedPath = decoratePathWithSubtype(spanMeta);
+  // Only add the path if a child has not already been added. In the event that
+  // an error is rethrown, we don't want to add each step in the unwind.
+  const paths = Array.from(
+    traceMetadataAls.getStore()?.paths || new Set<PathMetadata>()
+  );
+  if (!paths.some((p) => p.path.startsWith(path))) {
+    const now = performance.now();
+    const start = traceMetadataAls.getStore()?.timestamp || now;
+    traceMetadataAls.getStore()?.paths?.add({
+      path: decoratedPath,
+      status: err ? 'failure' : 'success',
+      error: err?.name,
+      latency: now - start,
+    });
+  }
+  spanMeta.path = decoratedPath;
 }
 
 function decoratePathWithSubtype(metadata: SpanMetadata): string {
diff --git a/js/plugins/google-cloud/tests/metrics_test.ts b/js/plugins/google-cloud/tests/metrics_test.ts
index f278e269ab..f3253c7ee8 100644
--- a/js/plugins/google-cloud/tests/metrics_test.ts
+++ b/js/plugins/google-cloud/tests/metrics_test.ts
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ describe('GoogleCloudMetrics', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('writes flow path failure metrics', async () => {
+  it('writes flow path failure metrics in root', async () => {
     const flow = createFlow('testFlow', async () => {
       const subPath = await run('sub-action', async () => {
         return 'done';
@@ -440,6 +440,47 @@ describe('GoogleCloudMetrics', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('writes flow path failure metrics in subaction', async () => {
+    const flow = createFlow('testFlow', async () => {
+      const subPath1 = await run('sub-action-1', async () => {
+        const subPath2 = await run('sub-action-2', async () => {
+          return Promise.reject(new Error('failed'));
+        });
+        return 'done';
+      });
+      return 'done';
+    });
+
+    assert.rejects(async () => {
+      await runFlow(flow);
+    });
+
+    const reqPoints = await getCounterDataPoints('genkit/flow/path/requests');
+    const reqStatuses = reqPoints.map((p) => [
+      p.attributes.path,
+      p.attributes.status,
+    ]);
+    assert.deepEqual(reqStatuses, [
+      [
+        '/{testFlow,t:flow}/{sub-action-1,t:flowStep}/{sub-action-2,t:flowStep}',
+        'failure',
+      ],
+    ]);
+    const latencyPoints = await getHistogramDataPoints(
+      'genkit/flow/path/latency'
+    );
+    const latencyStatuses = latencyPoints.map((p) => [
+      p.attributes.path,
+      p.attributes.status,
+    ]);
+    assert.deepEqual(latencyStatuses, [
+      [
+        '/{testFlow,t:flow}/{sub-action-1,t:flowStep}/{sub-action-2,t:flowStep}',
+        'failure',
+      ],
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('writes flow path failure in sub-action metrics', async () => {
     const flow = createFlow('testFlow', async () => {
       const subPath1 = await run('sub-action-1', async () => {