diff --git a/aws-opentelemetry-distro/src/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/always_record_sampler.py b/aws-opentelemetry-distro/src/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/always_record_sampler.py
index 962eb3bb8..afc4212b7 100644
--- a/aws-opentelemetry-distro/src/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/always_record_sampler.py
+++ b/aws-opentelemetry-distro/src/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/always_record_sampler.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def should_sample(
             parent_context, trace_id, name, kind, attributes, links, trace_state
         )
         if result.decision is Decision.DROP:
-            result = _wrap_result_with_record_only_result(result)
+            result = _wrap_result_with_record_only_result(result, attributes)
         return result
 
     @override
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ def get_description(self) -> str:
         return "AlwaysRecordSampler{" + self._root_sampler.get_description() + "}"
 
 
-def _wrap_result_with_record_only_result(result: SamplingResult) -> SamplingResult:
+def _wrap_result_with_record_only_result(result: SamplingResult, attributes: Attributes) -> SamplingResult:
     return SamplingResult(
         Decision.RECORD_ONLY,
-        result.attributes,
+        attributes,
         result.trace_state,
     )
diff --git a/aws-opentelemetry-distro/tests/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/test_always_record_sampler.py b/aws-opentelemetry-distro/tests/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/test_always_record_sampler.py
index 50da959d1..13557130f 100644
--- a/aws-opentelemetry-distro/tests/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/test_always_record_sampler.py
+++ b/aws-opentelemetry-distro/tests/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/test_always_record_sampler.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def validate_should_sample(self, root_decision: Decision, expected_decision: Dec
             trace_id=0,
             name="name",
             kind=SpanKind.CLIENT,
-            attributes={},
+            attributes={"key": root_decision.name},
             trace_state=TraceState(),
         )