diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asgi/__init__.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asgi/__init__.py
index 545437c2ef..6e0f31b9b2 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asgi/__init__.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asgi/__init__.py
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ def get_default_span_details(scope: dict) -> Tuple[str, dict]:
     Returns:
         a tuple of the span name, and any attributes to attach to the span.
     """
-    span_name = scope.get("path") or "HTTP {}".format(scope.get("method", "").strip())
+    span_name = scope.get("path", "").strip() or "HTTP {}".format(
+        scope.get("method", "").strip()
+    )
 
     return span_name, {}