diff --git a/storage_service/views/object_view.py b/storage_service/views/object_view.py
index 251e511..0580375 100644
--- a/storage_service/views/object_view.py
+++ b/storage_service/views/object_view.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from minio.error import BucketAlreadyExists, BucketAlreadyOwnedByYou, ResponseEr
 from marshmallow import ValidationError
 from utils import storage
 from schemas import DescriptionSchema
+import opentracing
 
 
 class ObjectView(FlaskView):
@@ -23,40 +24,51 @@ class ObjectView(FlaskView):
 
     def post(self):
         # get important data from the request
-        try:
-            description = self.description_schema.loads(request.form.get('description'))
-        except ValidationError as e:
-            return abort(400, str(e))
+        with opentracing.tracer.start_active_span('parseAndValidate'):
+            try:
+                description = self.description_schema.loads(request.form.get('description'))
+            except ValidationError as e:
+                return abort(400, str(e))
 
-        # get and validate file
-        file = request.files['soundFile']
+            # get and validate file
+            file = request.files['soundFile']
 
-        if file.content_type != 'audio/wave':
-            return abort(400, f"{file.content_type} is not audio/wave")
+            if file.content_type != 'audio/wave':
+                return abort(400, f"{file.content_type} is not audio/wave")
 
-        if file.content_length <= 0:
-            return abort(411, f"Content length for soundFile is not a positive integer or missing.")
+            if file.content_length <= 0:
+                return abort(411, f"Content length for soundFile is not a positive integer or missing.")
 
-        # create bucket if necessary
-        try:
-            storage.connection.make_bucket(current_app.config['MINIO_BUCKET_NAME'])
+        with opentracing.tracer.start_active_span('ensureBuckets'):
+            # create bucket if necessary
+            try:
+                storage.connection.make_bucket(current_app.config['MINIO_BUCKET_NAME'])
 
-        except BucketAlreadyOwnedByYou as err:
-            pass
-        except BucketAlreadyExists as err:
-            pass
-            # Everything else should be raised
+            except BucketAlreadyOwnedByYou as err:
+                pass
+            except BucketAlreadyExists as err:
+                pass
+                # Everything else should be raised
 
-        # check for conflict
-        if self._check_existance(description['tag']):
-            return abort(409)
+        with opentracing.tracer.start_active_span('checkExistence'):
+            # check for conflict
+            if self._check_existance(description['tag']):
+                return abort(409)
 
-        # poot file into bucket
-        try:
-            storage.connection.put_object(current_app.config['MINIO_BUCKET_NAME'], description['tag'], file,
-                                          file.content_length, content_type=file.content_type)
-        except ResponseError:  # TODO: Check if object already exists... somehow
-            raise
+        with opentracing.tracer.start_active_span(
+                'minio.putObject',
+                tags={
+                    "bucket": current_app.config['MINIO_BUCKET_NAME'],
+                    "object_name": description['tag'],
+                    "length": file.content_length
+                }
+        ):
+            # poot file into bucket
+            try:
+                storage.connection.put_object(current_app.config['MINIO_BUCKET_NAME'], description['tag'], file,
+                                              file.content_length, content_type=file.content_type)
+            except ResponseError:  # TODO: Check if object already exists... somehow
+                raise
 
         return jsonify({"status": "200"}), 200  # TODO: 200 should be OK but that would be inconsistent with the errors