diff --git a/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-instana/src/detectors/InstanaAgentDetector.ts b/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-instana/src/detectors/InstanaAgentDetector.ts
index ed0a11284c..2a22951803 100644
--- a/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-instana/src/detectors/InstanaAgentDetector.ts
+++ b/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-instana/src/detectors/InstanaAgentDetector.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { Detector, Resource, IResource } from '@opentelemetry/resources';
+import {
+  DetectorSync,
+  Resource,
+  IResource,
+  ResourceAttributes,
+} from '@opentelemetry/resources';
 import { diag } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 import {
   SEMRESATTRS_PROCESS_PID,
@@ -21,23 +26,31 @@ import {
 } from '@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions';
 import * as http from 'http';
 
-class InstanaAgentDetector implements Detector {
+class InstanaAgentDetector implements DetectorSync {
   readonly INSTANA_AGENT_DEFAULT_HOST = 'localhost';
   readonly INSTANA_AGENT_DEFAULT_PORT = 42699;
 
-  async detect(): Promise<IResource> {
+  detect(): IResource {
+    return new Resource({}, this._getAttributes());
+  }
+
+  private async _getAttributes(): Promise<ResourceAttributes> {
     const host =
       process.env.INSTANA_AGENT_HOST || this.INSTANA_AGENT_DEFAULT_HOST;
     const port = Number(
       process.env.INSTANA_AGENT_PORT || this.INSTANA_AGENT_DEFAULT_PORT
     );
 
-    const data = await this._retryHandler(host, port, 0);
+    try {
+      const data = await this._retryHandler(host, port, 0);
 
-    return new Resource({
-      [SEMRESATTRS_PROCESS_PID]: data.pid,
-      [SEMRESATTRS_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID]: data.agentUuid,
-    });
+      return {
+        [SEMRESATTRS_PROCESS_PID]: data.pid,
+        [SEMRESATTRS_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID]: data.agentUuid,
+      };
+    } catch {
+      return {};
+    }
   }
 
   private timeout(ms: number) {
diff --git a/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-instana/test/InstanaAgentDetectorUnitTest.test.ts b/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-instana/test/InstanaAgentDetectorUnitTest.test.ts
index abe4ef5a51..db66c0dc0d 100644
--- a/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-instana/test/InstanaAgentDetectorUnitTest.test.ts
+++ b/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-instana/test/InstanaAgentDetectorUnitTest.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import * as nock from 'nock';
 import * as assert from 'assert';
-import { Resource } from '@opentelemetry/resources';
 import { instanaAgentDetector } from '../src';
 
 describe('[UNIT] instanaAgentDetector', () => {
@@ -54,7 +53,8 @@ describe('[UNIT] instanaAgentDetector', () => {
         .put('/com.instana.plugin.nodejs.discovery')
         .reply(200, () => mockedReply);
 
-      const resource: Resource = await instanaAgentDetector.detect();
+      const resource = instanaAgentDetector.detect();
+      await resource.waitForAsyncAttributes?.();
 
       scope.done();
 
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ describe('[UNIT] instanaAgentDetector', () => {
         .put('/com.instana.plugin.nodejs.discovery')
         .reply(200, () => mockedReply);
 
-      const resource: Resource = await instanaAgentDetector.detect();
+      const resource = instanaAgentDetector.detect();
+      await resource.waitForAsyncAttributes?.();
 
       scope.done();
 
@@ -90,28 +91,24 @@ describe('[UNIT] instanaAgentDetector', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('agent throws error', async () => {
-      const expectedError = new Error('Instana Agent returned status code 500');
+    it('agent returns empty resource if request error', async () => {
       const scope = nock('http://localhost:42699')
         .persist()
         .put('/com.instana.plugin.nodejs.discovery')
         .reply(500, () => new Error());
 
-      try {
-        await instanaAgentDetector.detect();
-        assert.ok(false, 'Expected to throw');
-      } catch (err) {
-        assert.deepStrictEqual(err, expectedError);
-      }
+      const resource = instanaAgentDetector.detect();
+      await resource.waitForAsyncAttributes?.();
+
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(resource.attributes, {});
 
       scope.done();
     });
 
-    it('agent timeout', async () => {
+    it('agent return empty resource if timeout', async () => {
       process.env.INSTANA_AGENT_PORT = '56002';
       process.env.INSTANA_AGENT_HOST = 'instanaagent';
       process.env.INSTANA_AGENT_TIMEOUT_MS = '200';
-      const expectedError = new Error('Instana Agent request timed out.');
 
       nock(
         `http://${process.env.INSTANA_AGENT_HOST}:${process.env.INSTANA_AGENT_PORT}`
@@ -121,28 +118,23 @@ describe('[UNIT] instanaAgentDetector', () => {
         .delay(500)
         .reply(200, {});
 
-      try {
-        await instanaAgentDetector.detect();
-        assert.ok(false, 'Expected to throw');
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.log(err);
-        assert.deepStrictEqual(err, expectedError);
-      }
+      const resource = instanaAgentDetector.detect();
+      await resource.waitForAsyncAttributes?.();
+
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(resource.attributes, {});
     });
   });
 
   describe('when agent is not running', () => {
-    it('should not return agent resource', async () => {
+    it('should return empty resource', async () => {
       process.env.INSTANA_AGENT_PORT = '1111';
       process.env.INSTANA_AGENT_TIMEOUT_MS = '100';
       process.env.INSTANA_RETRY_TIMEOUT_MS = '100';
 
-      try {
-        await instanaAgentDetector.detect();
-        assert.ok(false, 'Expected to throw');
-      } catch (err: any) {
-        assert.equal(err.code, 'ECONNREFUSED');
-      }
+      const resource = instanaAgentDetector.detect();
+      await resource.waitForAsyncAttributes?.();
+
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(resource.attributes, {});
     });
   });
 });