diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/hasTracingEnabled.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/hasTracingEnabled.ts
index a4a854edf314..97463d9d5e5e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/hasTracingEnabled.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/hasTracingEnabled.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ export function hasTracingEnabled(
     return false;
   }
 
-  const client = getClient();
-  const options = maybeOptions || (client && client.getOptions());
+  const options = maybeOptions || getClientOptions();
   return !!options && (options.enableTracing || 'tracesSampleRate' in options || 'tracesSampler' in options);
 }
+
+function getClientOptions(): Options | undefined {
+  const client = getClient();
+  return client && client.getOptions();
+}