diff --git a/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/propagation/http_trace_context.h b/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/propagation/http_trace_context.h
index 41a7a711ec..f803cafa6d 100644
--- a/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/propagation/http_trace_context.h
+++ b/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/propagation/http_trace_context.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class HttpTraceContext : public HTTPTextFormat<T>
     {
       return;
     }
-    span_context = nostd::get<int>(span).GetContext();
+    span_context = nostd::get<nostd::shared_ptr<trace::Span>>(span).get().GetContext();
   }
 
   static TraceId GenerateTraceIdFromString(nostd::string_view trace_id)