diff --git a/bpf/go_grpc.c b/bpf/go_grpc.c
index f6e43cbf1..20aff1b9f 100644
--- a/bpf/go_grpc.c
+++ b/bpf/go_grpc.c
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ int uprobe_server_handleStream_return(struct pt_regs *ctx) {
     trace->type = EVENT_GRPC_REQUEST;
     trace->start_monotime_ns = invocation->start_monotime_ns;
     trace->status = *status;
+    trace->content_length = 0;
+    trace->method[0] = 0;
 
     goroutine_metadata *g_metadata = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&ongoing_goroutines, &goroutine_addr);
     if (g_metadata) {
@@ -374,7 +376,9 @@ int uprobe_ClientConn_Invoke_return(struct pt_regs *ctx) {
     trace->start_monotime_ns = invocation->start_monotime_ns;
     trace->go_start_monotime_ns = invocation->start_monotime_ns;
     trace->end_monotime_ns = bpf_ktime_get_ns();
-
+    trace->content_length = 0;
+    trace->method[0] = 0;
+    
     // Read arguments from the original set of registers
 
     // Get client request value pointers
diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/ringbuf.go b/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/ringbuf.go
index 03709a515..84942bd01 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/ringbuf.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/ringbuf.go
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ func (rbf *ringBufForwarder) processAndForward(record ringbuf.Record, spansChan
 	if ignore {
 		return
 	}
+	if !s.IsValid() {
+		rbf.logger.Debug("invalid span", "span", s)
+		return
+	}
 	rbf.spans[rbf.spansLen] = s
 	// we need to decorate each span with the tracer's service name
 	// if this information is not forwarded from eBPF
diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_bpfel_arm64.o b/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_bpfel_arm64.o
index adfe10746..f3ef3e386 100644
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diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_bpfel_x86.o b/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_bpfel_x86.o
index 3f20b05fc..f445c08a4 100644
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diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_debug_bpfel_arm64.o b/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_debug_bpfel_arm64.o
index 74c86ff18..450886021 100644
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diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_debug_bpfel_x86.o b/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_debug_bpfel_x86.o
index e67880982..6bc837d6e 100644
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diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_tp_bpfel_arm64.o b/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_tp_bpfel_arm64.o
index 8ef1e8451..e95d96ffb 100644
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diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_tp_bpfel_x86.o b/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_tp_bpfel_x86.o
index d91537d76..87ac65181 100644
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diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_tp_debug_bpfel_arm64.o b/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_tp_debug_bpfel_arm64.o
index e49a476ee..f52bfb4de 100644
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diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_tp_debug_bpfel_x86.o b/pkg/internal/ebpf/grpc/bpf_tp_debug_bpfel_x86.o
index 048fe42a7..f6d737b59 100644
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diff --git a/pkg/internal/request/span.go b/pkg/internal/request/span.go
index aa08ddd12..4d3bdf59d 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/request/span.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/request/span.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package request
 
 import (
 	"time"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"github.com/gavv/monotime"
 	trace2 "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
@@ -94,3 +95,16 @@ func (s *Span) Timings() Timings {
 		End:          now.Add(-endDelta),
 	}
 }
+
+func (s *Span) IsValid() bool {
+	if (len(s.Method) > 0 && !utf8.ValidString(s.Method)) ||
+		(len(s.Path) > 0 && !utf8.ValidString(s.Path)) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if s.End < s.Start {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}