diff --git a/aws-opentelemetry-distro/src/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/sampler/aws_xray_remote_sampler.py b/aws-opentelemetry-distro/src/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/sampler/aws_xray_remote_sampler.py
index da1ce9655..9edf1164b 100644
--- a/aws-opentelemetry-distro/src/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/sampler/aws_xray_remote_sampler.py
+++ b/aws-opentelemetry-distro/src/amazon/opentelemetry/distro/sampler/aws_xray_remote_sampler.py
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ def should_sample(
         trace_state: "TraceState" = None,
     ) -> "SamplingResult":
         # TODO: add sampling functionality
-        return ALWAYS_OFF
+        return ALWAYS_OFF.should_sample(
+            self, parent_context, trace_id, name, kind=kind, attributes=attributes, links=links, trace_state=trace_state
+        )
 
     # pylint: disable=no-self-use
     def get_description(self) -> str: