diff --git a/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.cpp b/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.cpp
index 017e17f23abd..88fbd737bb01 100644
--- a/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.cpp
+++ b/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "wilson_span.h"
 #include "wilson_uploader.h"
-#include <ydb/library/actors/core/log.h>
 #include <google/protobuf/text_format.h>
 
 namespace NWilson {
@@ -53,7 +52,9 @@ namespace NWilson {
     }
 
     void TSpan::Send() {
-        Data->ActorSystem->Send(new IEventHandle(MakeWilsonUploaderId(), {}, new TEvWilson(&Data->Span)));
+        if (Data->ActorSystem) {
+            Data->ActorSystem->Send(new IEventHandle(MakeWilsonUploaderId(), {}, new TEvWilson(&Data->Span)));
+        }
         Data->Sent = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.h b/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.h
index 3db7786a0bf0..bb97fe241dea 100644
--- a/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.h
+++ b/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.h
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ namespace NWilson {
                 , StartCycles(startCycles)
                 , TraceId(std::move(traceId))
                 , Flags(flags)
-                , ActorSystem(actorSystem != nullptr ? actorSystem : (NActors::TlsActivationContext ? NActors::TActivationContext::ActorSystem() : nullptr))
+                , ActorSystem(actorSystem ? actorSystem : (NActors::TlsActivationContext ? NActors::TActivationContext::ActorSystem() : nullptr))
             {
-                Y_ABORT_UNLESS(ActorSystem != nullptr, "Attempting to create NWilson::TSpan outside of actor system without providing actorSystem pointer");
+                Y_DEBUG_ABORT_UNLESS(ActorSystem, "Attempting to create NWilson::TSpan outside of actor system without providing actorSystem pointer");
             }
 
             ~TData() {