diff --git a/pkg/tracing/span.go b/pkg/tracing/span.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3f0a61d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/tracing/span.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*This file is part of kuberpult.
+
+Kuberpult is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the Expat(MIT) License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation.
+
+Kuberpult is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+MIT License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the MIT License
+along with kuberpult. If not, see <https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:Expat>.
+
+Copyright freiheit.com*/
+
+package tracing
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1/ddtrace/tracer"
+)
+
+type OnErrFunc = func(err error) error
+
+// StartSpanFromContext is the same as tracer.StartSpanFromContext, but also returns an onError function that tags the span as error
+// You should call the onErrorFunc when the span should be marked as failed.
+func StartSpanFromContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (tracer.Span, context.Context, OnErrFunc) {
+	mySpan, ctx := tracer.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, name)
+	onErr := func(err error) error {
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		mySpan.Finish(tracer.WithError(err))
+		return err
+	}
+	return mySpan, ctx, onErr
+}
diff --git a/services/manifest-repo-export-service/pkg/migrations/migration.go b/services/manifest-repo-export-service/pkg/migrations/migration.go
index d80be5984a..695b1263ea 100644
--- a/services/manifest-repo-export-service/pkg/migrations/migration.go
+++ b/services/manifest-repo-export-service/pkg/migrations/migration.go
@@ -24,27 +24,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/freiheit-com/kuberpult/pkg/api/v1"
 	"github.com/freiheit-com/kuberpult/pkg/db"
 	"github.com/freiheit-com/kuberpult/pkg/logger"
-	"gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1/ddtrace/tracer"
+	"github.com/freiheit-com/kuberpult/pkg/tracing"
 )
 
-type OnErrFunc = func(err error) error
-
-// StartSpanFromContext is the same as tracer.StartSpanFromContext, but also returns an onError function that tags the span as error
-// You should call the onErrorFunc when the span should be marked as failed.
-func StartSpanFromContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (tracer.Span, context.Context, OnErrFunc) {
-	mySpan, ctx := tracer.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, name)
-	onErr := func(err error) error {
-		if err == nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-		mySpan.Finish(tracer.WithError(err))
-		return err
-	}
-	return mySpan, ctx, onErr
-}
-
 func DBReadCustomMigrationCutoff(h *db.DBHandler, ctx context.Context, transaction *sql.Tx, requestedVersion *api.KuberpultVersion) (*api.KuberpultVersion, error) {
-	span, ctx, onErr := StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "DBReadCustomMigrationCutoff")
+	span, ctx, onErr := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "DBReadCustomMigrationCutoff")
 	defer span.Finish()
 
 	requestedVersionString := FormatKuberpultVersion(requestedVersion)
@@ -100,7 +84,7 @@ LIMIT 1;`)
 }
 
 func DBWriteCustomMigrationCutoff(h *db.DBHandler, ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, kuberpultVersion *api.KuberpultVersion) error {
-	span, ctx, onErr := StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "DBWriteCustomMigrationCutoff")
+	span, ctx, onErr := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "DBWriteCustomMigrationCutoff")
 	defer span.Finish()
 
 	timestamp, err := h.DBReadTransactionTimestamp(ctx, tx)