diff --git a/pkg/trace/transform/transform.go b/pkg/trace/transform/transform.go
index 0d8c10ba1487d..fe786390b5304 100644
--- a/pkg/trace/transform/transform.go
+++ b/pkg/trace/transform/transform.go
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ func MarshalEvents(events ptrace.SpanEventSlice) string {
 						log.Warnf("Trouble parsing the following attribute value, dropping: %v", v.AsString())
 						str.WriteString(`"redacted"`)
 					}
+					j++
 				} else {
 					log.Errorf("Error parsing the following attribute key on span event %v, dropping attribute: %v", e.Name(), k)
 				}