diff --git a/internal/utils/tracing.go b/internal/utils/tracing.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e83a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/utils/tracing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+)
+
+func SetupTracing(ctx context.Context, tracer trace.Tracer, tracerName string) (context.Context, trace.Span, *log.Entry) {
+	ctx, span := tracer.Start(ctx, tracerName)
+	localLogger := log.WithContext(ctx)
+
+	return ctx, span, localLogger
+}
+
+func HandleEvent(span trace.Span, logger *log.Entry, eventName string) {
+	logger.Debug(eventName)
+	span.AddEvent(eventName)
+}