diff --git a/samples/DistributedTraceSample/OpenTelemetry/Program.cs b/samples/DistributedTraceSample/OpenTelemetry/Program.cs
index 38781c22b..9add8e270 100644
--- a/samples/DistributedTraceSample/OpenTelemetry/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/DistributedTraceSample/OpenTelemetry/Program.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public override async Task<string> RunTask(OrchestrationContext context, string
 
         class ExceptionOrchestration : TaskOrchestration<string, string>
         {
-            public override async Task<string> RunTask(OrchestrationContext context, string input)
+            public override Task<string> RunTask(OrchestrationContext context, string input)
             {
                 throw new Exception(input);
             }