diff --git a/servlet-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/servlet/http/ServletHttpHandler.java b/servlet-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/servlet/http/ServletHttpHandler.java
index 0d5807b0f..f8e9ed301 100644
--- a/servlet-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/servlet/http/ServletHttpHandler.java
+++ b/servlet-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/servlet/http/ServletHttpHandler.java
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public void service(ServletExchange<REQ, RES> exchange) {
 
         if (exchange.getRequest().isAsyncSupported()) {
             exchange.getRequest().executeAsync(asyncExecution -> {
-                try (PropagatedContext.Scope ignore = PropagatedContext.newContext(new ServerHttpRequestContext(req)).propagate()) {
+                try (PropagatedContext.Scope ignore = PropagatedContext.getOrEmpty().plus(new ServerHttpRequestContext(req)).propagate()) {
                     lc.handleNormal()
                         .onComplete((response, throwable) -> onComplete(exchange, req, response, throwable, httpResponse -> {
                             asyncExecution.complete();
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public void service(ServletExchange<REQ, RES> exchange) {
                 }
             });
         } else {
-            try (PropagatedContext.Scope ignore = PropagatedContext.newContext(new ServerHttpRequestContext(req)).propagate()) {
+            try (PropagatedContext.Scope ignore = PropagatedContext.getOrEmpty().plus(new ServerHttpRequestContext(req)).propagate()) {
                 CompletableFuture<?> termination = new CompletableFuture<>();
                 lc.handleNormal()
                     .onComplete((response, throwable) -> {