diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-ioredis/src/ioredis.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-ioredis/src/ioredis.ts
index 428e174057f..7d08fd0fed8 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-ioredis/src/ioredis.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-ioredis/src/ioredis.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class IORedisPlugin extends BasePlugin<typeof ioredisTypes> {
       this._patchConnection()
     );
 
-    return this._moduleExports.prototype;
+    return this._moduleExports;
   }
 
   protected unpatch(): void {