diff --git a/instana/instrumentation/pika.py b/instana/instrumentation/pika.py
index 550d9388..845ff9fe 100644
--- a/instana/instrumentation/pika.py
+++ b/instana/instrumentation/pika.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ def _extract_publisher_tags(span, conn, exchange, routing_key):
     def _extract_consumer_tags(span, conn, queue):
         _extract_broker_tags(span, conn)
 
-        span.set_tag("address", "%s:%d" % (conn.params.host, conn.params.port))
         span.set_tag("sort", "consume")
         span.set_tag("queue", queue)
 
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ def _cb_wrapper(channel, method, properties, body):
             with tracer.start_active_span("rabbitmq", child_of=parent_span) as scope:
                 try:
                     _extract_consumer_tags(scope.span,
-                                           conn=instance.connection,
+                                           conn=instance.connection._impl,
                                            queue=queue)
                 except:
                     logger.debug("basic_consume_with_instana: ", exc_info=True)
diff --git a/instana/version.py b/instana/version.py
index 1c6d4097..96afed3b 100644
--- a/instana/version.py
+++ b/instana/version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 # Module version file.  Used by setup.py and snapshot reporting.
 
-VERSION = '1.37.0'
+VERSION = '1.37.1'
diff --git a/tests/clients/test_pika.py b/tests/clients/test_pika.py
index 4a06d2eb..11dadacb 100644
--- a/tests/clients/test_pika.py
+++ b/tests/clients/test_pika.py
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-import os
 import pika
 import unittest
 import mock
 import threading
 import time
 
-from ..helpers import testenv
 from instana.singletons import tracer
 
 
@@ -375,3 +373,99 @@ def __consume():
         # A new span has been started
         self.assertIsNotNone(rabbitmq_span.s)
         self.assertNotEqual(rabbitmq_span.p, rabbitmq_span.s)
+
+
+class TestPikaBlockingChannelBlockingConnection(_TestPika):
+    @mock.patch('pika.adapters.blocking_connection.BlockingConnection', autospec=True)
+    def _create_connection(self, connection=None):
+        connection._impl = mock.create_autospec(pika.connection.Connection)
+        connection._impl.params = pika.connection.Parameters()
+        return connection
+
+    @mock.patch('pika.channel.Channel', spec=pika.channel.Channel)
+    def _create_obj(self, channel_impl):
+        self.impl = channel_impl()
+        self.impl.channel_number = 1
+
+        return pika.adapters.blocking_connection.BlockingChannel(self.impl, self.connection)
+
+    def _generate_delivery(self, method, properties, body):
+        from pika.adapters.blocking_connection import _ConsumerDeliveryEvt
+        evt = _ConsumerDeliveryEvt(method, properties, body)
+        self.obj._add_pending_event(evt)
+        self.obj._dispatch_events()
+
+    def test_basic_consume(self):
+        consumer_tag = "test.consumer"
+
+        self.impl.basic_consume.return_value = consumer_tag
+        self.impl._generate_consumer_tag.return_value = consumer_tag
+
+        cb = mock.Mock()
+
+        self.obj.basic_consume(queue="test.queue", on_message_callback=cb)
+
+        body = "Hello!"
+        properties = pika.BasicProperties()
+        method = pika.spec.Basic.Deliver(consumer_tag)
+        self._generate_delivery(method, properties, body)
+
+        spans = self.recorder.queued_spans()
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(spans))
+
+        rabbitmq_span = spans[0]
+
+        self.assertIsNone(tracer.active_span)
+
+        # A new span has been started
+        self.assertIsNotNone(rabbitmq_span.t)
+        self.assertIsNone(rabbitmq_span.p)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(rabbitmq_span.s)
+
+        # Error logging
+        self.assertIsNone(rabbitmq_span.ec)
+
+        # Span tags
+        self.assertIsNone(rabbitmq_span.data["rabbitmq"]["exchange"])
+        self.assertEqual("consume", rabbitmq_span.data["rabbitmq"]["sort"])
+        self.assertIsNotNone(rabbitmq_span.data["rabbitmq"]["address"])
+        self.assertEqual("test.queue", rabbitmq_span.data["rabbitmq"]["queue"])
+        self.assertIsNotNone(rabbitmq_span.stack)
+        self.assertTrue(type(rabbitmq_span.stack) is list)
+        self.assertGreater(len(rabbitmq_span.stack), 0)
+
+        cb.assert_called_once_with(self.obj, method, properties, body)
+
+    def test_basic_consume_with_trace_context(self):
+        consumer_tag = "test.consumer"
+
+        self.impl.basic_consume.return_value = consumer_tag
+        self.impl._generate_consumer_tag.return_value = consumer_tag
+
+        cb = mock.Mock()
+
+        self.obj.basic_consume(queue="test.queue", on_message_callback=cb)
+
+        body = "Hello!"
+        properties = pika.BasicProperties(headers={
+            "X-INSTANA-T": "0000000000000001",
+            "X-INSTANA-S": "0000000000000002",
+            "X-INSTANA-L": "1"
+        })
+        method = pika.spec.Basic.Deliver(consumer_tag)
+        self._generate_delivery(method, properties, body)
+
+        spans = self.recorder.queued_spans()
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(spans))
+
+        rabbitmq_span = spans[0]
+
+        self.assertIsNone(tracer.active_span)
+
+        # Trace context propagation
+        self.assertEqual("0000000000000001", rabbitmq_span.t)
+        self.assertEqual("0000000000000002", rabbitmq_span.p)
+
+        # A new span has been started
+        self.assertIsNotNone(rabbitmq_span.s)
+        self.assertNotEqual(rabbitmq_span.p, rabbitmq_span.s)