diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TraceFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TraceFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java
index 766ecc74d..61f381b38 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TraceFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TraceFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java
@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ public class TraceFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient
 		Response response = null;
 		Span fallbackSpan = tracer().nextSpan().start();
 		try {
-			response = super.execute(request, options);
+			if (delegateIsALoadBalancer()) {
+				response = getDelegate().execute(request, options);
+			}
+			else {
+				response = super.execute(request, options);
+			}
 			if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
 				LOG.debug("After receive");
 			}
@@ -97,6 +102,10 @@ public class TraceFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient
 		}
 	}
 
+	private boolean delegateIsALoadBalancer() {
+		return getDelegate() instanceof FeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient;
+	}
+
 	private Tracer tracer() {
 		if (tracer == null) {
 			tracer = beanFactory.getBean(Tracer.class);
diff --git a/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-feign-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/feign/issues/issue1125/ManuallyCreatedLoadBalancerFeignClientTests.java b/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-feign-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/feign/issues/issue1125/ManuallyCreatedLoadBalancerFeignClientTests.java
index 3ee5574df..5606c8931 100644
--- a/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-feign-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/feign/issues/issue1125/ManuallyCreatedLoadBalancerFeignClientTests.java
+++ b/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-feign-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/feign/issues/issue1125/ManuallyCreatedLoadBalancerFeignClientTests.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.BDDAssertions.then;
 public class ManuallyCreatedLoadBalancerFeignClientTests {
 
 	@Autowired
-	MyNameRemote myNameRemote;
+	AnnotatedFeignClient annotatedFeignClient;
 
 	@Autowired
 	ArrayListSpanReporter reporter;
@@ -72,29 +72,29 @@ public class ManuallyCreatedLoadBalancerFeignClientTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void should_reuse_custom_feign_client() {
-		String response = this.myNameRemote.get();
+		String response = this.annotatedFeignClient.get();
 
 		// then(this.myClient.wasCalled()).isTrue();
 		then(response).isEqualTo("foo");
 		List<Span> spans = this.reporter.getSpans();
 		// retries
 		then(spans).hasSize(1);
-		then(spans.get(0).tags().get("http.path")).isEqualTo("");
+		then(spans.get(0).tags().get("http.path")).isEqualTo("/test");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void my_client_called() {
-		this.myNameRemote.get();
+		this.annotatedFeignClient.get();
 		then(this.myClient.wasCalled()).isTrue();
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void span_captured() {
-		this.myNameRemote.get();
+		this.annotatedFeignClient.get();
 		List<Span> spans = this.reporter.getSpans();
 		// retries
 		then(spans).hasSize(1);
-		then(spans.get(0).tags().get("http.path")).isEqualTo("");
+		then(spans.get(0).tags().get("http.path")).isEqualTo("/test");
 	}
 
 }
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ class MyDelegateClient implements Client {
 }
 
 @FeignClient(name = "foo", url = "http://foo")
-interface MyNameRemote {
+interface AnnotatedFeignClient {
 
-	@RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+	@RequestMapping(value = "/test", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	String get();
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-feign-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/feign/issues/issue1125delegates/ManuallyCreatedDelegateLoadBalancerFeignClientTests.java b/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-feign-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/feign/issues/issue1125delegates/ManuallyCreatedDelegateLoadBalancerFeignClientTests.java
index d94f962e9..bc03aef4f 100644
--- a/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-feign-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/feign/issues/issue1125delegates/ManuallyCreatedDelegateLoadBalancerFeignClientTests.java
+++ b/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-feign-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/feign/issues/issue1125delegates/ManuallyCreatedDelegateLoadBalancerFeignClientTests.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class ManuallyCreatedDelegateLoadBalancerFeignClientTests {
 	MyDelegateClient myDelegateClient;
 
 	@Autowired
-	MyNameRemote myNameRemote;
+	AnnotatedFeignClient annotatedFeignClient;
 
 	@Autowired
 	ArrayListSpanReporter reporter;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class ManuallyCreatedDelegateLoadBalancerFeignClientTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void should_reuse_custom_feign_client() {
-		String response = this.myNameRemote.get();
+		String response = this.annotatedFeignClient.get();
 
 		// then(this.myClient.wasCalled()).isTrue();
 		then(this.myDelegateClient.wasCalled()).isTrue();
@@ -86,23 +86,23 @@ public class ManuallyCreatedDelegateLoadBalancerFeignClientTests {
 		List<Span> spans = this.reporter.getSpans();
 		// retries
 		then(spans).hasSize(1);
-		then(spans.get(0).tags().get("http.path")).isEqualTo("");
+		then(spans.get(0).tags().get("http.path")).isEqualTo("/test");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void my_client_called() {
-		this.myNameRemote.get();
+		this.annotatedFeignClient.get();
 		then(this.myClient.wasCalled()).isTrue();
 		then(this.myDelegateClient.wasCalled()).isTrue();
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void span_captured() {
-		this.myNameRemote.get();
+		this.annotatedFeignClient.get();
 		List<Span> spans = this.reporter.getSpans();
 		// retries
 		then(spans).hasSize(1);
-		then(spans.get(0).tags().get("http.path")).isEqualTo("");
+		then(spans.get(0).tags().get("http.path")).isEqualTo("/test");
 	}
 
 }
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ class Application {
 	}
 
 	@Bean
-	public MyNameRemote myNameRemote(Client client, Decoder decoder, Encoder encoder,
-			Contract contract) {
+	public AnnotatedFeignClient annotatedFeignClient(Client client, Decoder decoder,
+			Encoder encoder, Contract contract) {
 		return Feign.builder().client(client).encoder(encoder).decoder(decoder)
-				.contract(contract)
-				.target(new HardCodedTarget<>(MyNameRemote.class, "foo", "http://foo"));
+				.contract(contract).target(new HardCodedTarget<>(
+						AnnotatedFeignClient.class, "foo", "http://foo"));
 	}
 
 	@Bean
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ class MyDelegateClient implements Client {
 }
 
 @FeignClient(name = "foo", url = "http://foo")
-interface MyNameRemote {
+interface AnnotatedFeignClient {
 
-	@RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+	@RequestMapping(value = "/test", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	String get();
 
 }