diff --git a/modules/log/shared/src/main/scala/LogSpan.scala b/modules/log/shared/src/main/scala/LogSpan.scala
index b14e3411..4d96ef50 100644
--- a/modules/log/shared/src/main/scala/LogSpan.scala
+++ b/modules/log/shared/src/main/scala/LogSpan.scala
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import java.net.URI
 private[log] final case class LogSpan[F[_]: Sync: Logger](
     service: String,
     name: String,
-    sid: UUID,
-    parent: Option[Either[UUID, LogSpan[F]]],
+    sid: String,
+    parent: Option[Either[String, LogSpan[F]]],
     parentKernel: Option[Kernel],
-    traceUUID: UUID,
+    traceID: String,
     timestamp: Instant,
     fields: Ref[F, Map[String, Json]],
     children: Ref[F, List[JsonObject]],
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ private[log] final case class LogSpan[F[_]: Sync: Logger](
 ) extends Span.Default[F] {
   import LogSpan._
 
-  def parentId: Option[UUID] =
+  def parentId: Option[String] =
     parent.map(_.fold(identity, _.sid))
 
   def get(key: String): F[Option[Json]] =
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ private[log] final case class LogSpan[F[_]: Sync: Logger](
   def kernel: F[Kernel] =
     Kernel(
       Map(
-        Headers.TraceId -> traceUUID.toString,
-        Headers.SpanId -> sid.toString
+        Headers.TraceId -> traceID,
+        Headers.SpanId -> sid
       )
     ).pure[F]
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private[log] final case class LogSpan[F[_]: Sync: Logger](
           "duration_ms" -> (finish.toEpochMilli - timestamp.toEpochMilli).asJson,
           "trace.span_id" -> sid.asJson,
           "trace.parent_id" -> parentId.asJson,
-          "trace.trace_id" -> traceUUID.asJson
+          "trace.trace_id" -> traceID.asJson
         ) ++ fs ++ List("children" -> cs.reverse.map(Json.fromJsonObject).asJson)
 
       JsonObject.fromIterable(fields)
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ private[log] final case class LogSpan[F[_]: Sync: Logger](
     }
 
   def traceId: F[Option[String]] =
-    traceUUID.toString.some.pure[F]
+    traceID.some.pure[F]
 
   def spanId: F[Option[String]] =
-    sid.toString.some.pure[F]
+    sid.some.pure[F]
 
   def traceUri: F[Option[URI]] = none.pure[F]
 }
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ private[log] object LogSpan {
     } yield LogSpan(
       service = parent.service,
       name = name,
-      sid = spanId,
+      sid = spanId.toString,
       parent = Some(Right(parent)),
       parentKernel = options.parentKernel,
-      traceUUID = parent.traceUUID,
+      traceID = parent.traceID,
       timestamp = timestamp,
       fields = fields,
       children = children,
@@ -189,17 +189,17 @@ private[log] object LogSpan {
   ): F[LogSpan[F]] =
     for {
       spanId <- uuid[F]
-      traceUUID <- uuid[F]
+      traceID <- uuid[F]
       timestamp <- now[F]
       fields <- Ref[F].of(Map.empty[String, Json])
       children <- Ref[F].of(List.empty[JsonObject])
     } yield LogSpan(
       service = service,
       name = name,
-      sid = spanId,
+      sid = spanId.toString,
       parent = None,
       parentKernel = None,
-      traceUUID = traceUUID,
+      traceID = traceID.toString,
       timestamp = timestamp,
       fields = fields,
       children = children,
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ private[log] object LogSpan {
       kernel: Kernel
   ): F[LogSpan[F]] =
     for {
-      traceUUID <- Sync[F].catchNonFatal(UUID.fromString(kernel.toHeaders(Headers.TraceId)))
-      parentId <- Sync[F].catchNonFatal(UUID.fromString(kernel.toHeaders(Headers.SpanId)))
+      traceID <- Sync[F].catchNonFatal(kernel.toHeaders(Headers.TraceId))
+      parentId <- Sync[F].catchNonFatal(kernel.toHeaders(Headers.SpanId))
       spanId <- uuid[F]
       timestamp <- now[F]
       fields <- Ref[F].of(Map.empty[String, Json])
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ private[log] object LogSpan {
     } yield LogSpan(
       service = service,
       name = name,
-      sid = spanId,
+      sid = spanId.toString,
       parent = Some(Left(parentId)),
       parentKernel = None,
-      traceUUID = traceUUID,
+      traceID = traceID,
       timestamp = timestamp,
       fields = fields,
       children = children,
diff --git a/modules/log/shared/src/test/scala/LogSuite.scala b/modules/log/shared/src/test/scala/LogSuite.scala
index 9e4a8da4..5a3391fb 100644
--- a/modules/log/shared/src/test/scala/LogSuite.scala
+++ b/modules/log/shared/src/test/scala/LogSuite.scala
@@ -61,4 +61,23 @@ class LogSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
     }
   }
 
+  test("continueOrElseRoot should preserve non-uuid trace from kernel") {
+    MockLogger.newInstance[IO]("test").flatMap { implicit log =>
+      val kernel = Kernel(
+        Map(
+          LogSpan.Headers.TraceId -> "non-uuid-trace-id",
+          LogSpan.Headers.SpanId -> "non-uuid-parent-span-id"
+        )
+      )
+      val traceId = Log
+        .entryPoint[IO]("service", filter(_).spaces2)
+        .continueOrElseRoot("root span", kernel)
+        .use { root =>
+          root.traceId
+        }
+
+      assertIO(traceId, Some("non-uuid-trace-id"))
+    }
+  }
+
 }