diff --git a/instrumentation/ktor/ktor-2-common/library/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ktor/v2_0/common/AbstractKtorClientTelemetryBuilder.kt b/instrumentation/ktor/ktor-2-common/library/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ktor/v2_0/common/AbstractKtorClientTelemetryBuilder.kt
index ddb10c6bc68b..f07d5c6764ed 100644
--- a/instrumentation/ktor/ktor-2-common/library/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ktor/v2_0/common/AbstractKtorClientTelemetryBuilder.kt
+++ b/instrumentation/ktor/ktor-2-common/library/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ktor/v2_0/common/AbstractKtorClientTelemetryBuilder.kt
@@ -27,17 +27,19 @@ abstract class AbstractKtorClientTelemetryBuilder(
   }
 
   internal lateinit var openTelemetry: OpenTelemetry
-  internal lateinit var internalBuilder: DefaultHttpClientInstrumenterBuilder<HttpRequestData, HttpResponse>
   protected lateinit var builder: DefaultHttpClientInstrumenterBuilder<HttpRequestData, HttpResponse>
 
+  internal fun builder(): DefaultHttpClientInstrumenterBuilder<HttpRequestData, HttpResponse> {
+    return builder
+  }
+
   fun setOpenTelemetry(openTelemetry: OpenTelemetry) {
     this.openTelemetry = openTelemetry
-    this.internalBuilder = DefaultHttpClientInstrumenterBuilder.create(
+    this.builder = DefaultHttpClientInstrumenterBuilder.create(
       instrumentationName,
       openTelemetry,
       KtorHttpClientAttributesGetter
     )
-    this.builder = internalBuilder
   }
 
   protected fun getOpenTelemetry(): OpenTelemetry {
diff --git a/instrumentation/ktor/ktor-2-common/library/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ktor/v2_0/common/internal/Experimental.kt b/instrumentation/ktor/ktor-2-common/library/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ktor/v2_0/common/internal/Experimental.kt
index 2add55107800..9fc388d14254 100644
--- a/instrumentation/ktor/ktor-2-common/library/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ktor/v2_0/common/internal/Experimental.kt
+++ b/instrumentation/ktor/ktor-2-common/library/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ktor/v2_0/common/internal/Experimental.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Experimental private constructor() {
 
   companion object {
     fun emitExperimentalTelemetry(builder: AbstractKtorClientTelemetryBuilder) {
-      builder.internalBuilder.setEmitExperimentalHttpClientMetrics(true)
+      builder.builder().setEmitExperimentalHttpClientMetrics(true)
     }
 
     fun emitExperimentalTelemetry(builder: AbstractKtorServerTelemetryBuilder) {