require.NoError(t, err)

	require.NoError(t, err)
	assert.NotEmpty(t, exp.GetSpans())

	// find root span for syncPod
	var rootSpan *tracetest.SpanStub
	spans := exp.GetSpans()
	for i, span := range spans {
		if span.Name == "syncPod" {
			rootSpan = &spans[i]
			break
		}
	}
	assert.NotNil(t, rootSpan)