diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/jsonrpc/request_builder.rs b/web3_proxy/src/jsonrpc/request_builder.rs
index ef3c4a8e..b5716ac4 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/jsonrpc/request_builder.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/jsonrpc/request_builder.rs
@@ -404,19 +404,12 @@ impl ValidatedRequest {
     ) -> Web3ProxyResult<Arc<Self>> {
         #[cfg(feature = "rdkafka")]
         let kafka_debug_logger = if matches!(authorization.checks.proxy_mode, ProxyMode::Debug) {
-            let request_ulid = request_id
-                .map(|s| Ulid::from_string(&s))
-                .transpose()
-                .ok()
-                .flatten()
-                .unwrap_or_else(Ulid::new);
-
             KafkaDebugLogger::try_new(
                 app,
                 authorization.clone(),
                 head_block.as_ref().map(|x| x.number()),
                 "web3_proxy:rpc",
-                request_ulid,
+                &request_id,
             )
         } else {
             None
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/kafka.rs b/web3_proxy/src/kafka.rs
index d4c34ed1..fa26bd33 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/kafka.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/kafka.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl KafkaDebugLogger {
         authorization: Arc<Authorization>,
         head_block_num: Option<U64>,
         kafka_topic: &str,
-        request_ulid: Ulid,
+        request_id: &str,
     ) -> Option<Arc<Self>> {
         let kafka_producer = app.kafka_producer.clone()?;
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl KafkaDebugLogger {
             })
             .insert(KafkaHeader {
                 key: "request_ulid",
-                value: Some(&request_ulid.to_string()),
+                value: Some(request_id),
             })
             .insert(KafkaHeader {
                 key: "head_block_num",