diff --git a/airflow/traces/tracer.py b/airflow/traces/tracer.py
index 79272d43d00bb..f116b02ef3b9b 100644
--- a/airflow/traces/tracer.py
+++ b/airflow/traces/tracer.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 # under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import inspect
 import logging
 import socket
+from functools import wraps
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable
 
 from airflow.configuration import conf
@@ -44,20 +44,15 @@ def gen_links_from_kv_list(list):
 
 def add_span(func):
     """Decorate a function with span."""
+    func_name = func.__name__
+    qual_name = func.__qualname__
+    module_name = func.__module__
+    component = qual_name.rsplit(".", 1)[0] if "." in qual_name else module_name
 
+    @wraps(func)
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-        func_name = func.__name__
-        qual_name = func.__qualname__
-        module_name = func.__module__
-        if "." in qual_name:
-            component = f"{qual_name.rsplit('.', 1)[0]}"
-        else:
-            component = module_name
         with Trace.start_span(span_name=func_name, component=component):
-            if len(inspect.signature(func).parameters) > 0:
-                return func(*args, **kwargs)
-            else:
-                return func()
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
     return wrapper
 
@@ -65,8 +60,7 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
 class EmptyContext:
     """If no Tracer is configured, EmptyContext is used as a fallback."""
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.trace_id = 1
+    trace_id = 1
 
 
 class EmptySpan:
@@ -243,41 +237,55 @@ def start_span_from_taskinstance(
         return EMPTY_SPAN
 
 
-class _Trace(type):
-    factory: Callable
+class _TraceMeta(type):
+    factory: Callable[[], Tracer] | None = None
     instance: Tracer | EmptyTrace | None = None
 
-    def __getattr__(cls, name: str) -> str:
+    def __getattr__(cls, name: str):
+        if not cls.factory:
+            # Lazy initialization of the factory
+            cls.configure_factory()
         if not cls.instance:
-            try:
-                cls.instance = cls.factory()
-            except (socket.gaierror, ImportError) as e:
-                log.error("Could not configure Trace: %s, using EmptyTrace instead.", e)
-                cls.instance = EmptyTrace()
+            cls._initialize_instance()
         return getattr(cls.instance, name)
 
-    def __init__(cls, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        super().__init__(cls)
-        if not hasattr(cls.__class__, "factory"):
-            if conf.has_option("traces", "otel_on") and conf.getboolean("traces", "otel_on"):
-                from airflow.traces import otel_tracer
+    def _initialize_instance(cls):
+        """Initialize the trace instance."""
+        try:
+            cls.instance = cls.factory()
+        except (socket.gaierror, ImportError) as e:
+            log.error("Could not configure Trace: %s. Using EmptyTrace instead.", e)
+            cls.instance = EmptyTrace()
+
+    def __call__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Ensure the class behaves as a singleton."""
+        if not cls.instance:
+            cls._initialize_instance()
+        return cls.instance
+
+    @classmethod
+    def configure_factory(cls):
+        """Configure the trace factory based on settings."""
+        if conf.has_option("traces", "otel_on") and conf.getboolean("traces", "otel_on"):
+            from airflow.traces import otel_tracer
 
-                cls.__class__.factory = otel_tracer.get_otel_tracer
-            else:
-                cls.__class__.factory = EmptyTrace
+            cls.factory = otel_tracer.get_otel_tracer
+        else:
+            # EmptyTrace is a class and not inherently callable.
+            # Using a lambda ensures it can be invoked as a callable factory.
+            # staticmethod ensures the lambda is treated as a standalone function
+            # and avoids passing `cls` as an implicit argument.
+            cls.factory = staticmethod(lambda: EmptyTrace())
 
     @classmethod
     def get_constant_tags(cls) -> str | None:
         """Get constant tags to add to all traces."""
-        tags_in_string = conf.get("traces", "tags", fallback=None)
-        if not tags_in_string:
-            return None
-        return tags_in_string
+        return conf.get("traces", "tags", fallback=None)
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     Trace: EmptyTrace
 else:
 
-    class Trace(metaclass=_Trace):
+    class Trace(metaclass=_TraceMeta):
         """Empty class for Trace - we use metaclass to inject the right one."""