diff --git a/plugin/storage/clickhouse/factory.go b/plugin/storage/clickhouse/factory.go
index 548d603020e..1cb17ef3339 100644
--- a/plugin/storage/clickhouse/factory.go
+++ b/plugin/storage/clickhouse/factory.go
@@ -45,11 +45,8 @@ func NewFactory(ctx context.Context, cfg Config, logger *zap.Logger) *Factory {
 }
 
 func (f *Factory) ExportSpans(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error {
-	if err := chSpanStore.ExportSpans(ctx, f.client, f.spansTableName, td); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	err := chSpanStore.ExportSpans(ctx, f.client, f.spansTableName, td)
+	return err
 }
 
 func (*Factory) Initialize(_ metrics.Factory, _ *zap.Logger) error {