diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.4/src/main/java_play25/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play25/appsec/ResultsStatusApplyAdvice.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.4/src/main/java_play25/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play25/appsec/ResultsStatusApplyAdvice.java
index 295dd770eaf..a08125be6f4 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.4/src/main/java_play25/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play25/appsec/ResultsStatusApplyAdvice.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.4/src/main/java_play25/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play25/appsec/ResultsStatusApplyAdvice.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 public class ResultsStatusApplyAdvice {
 
   @Advice.OnMethodEnter(suppress = Throwable.class)
-  static void after(
-      @Advice.Argument(0) final Object content, @ActiveRequestContext RequestContext reqCtx) {
+  static void before(
+      @Advice.Argument(0) final Object content, @ActiveRequestContext final RequestContext reqCtx) {
 
     if (!(content instanceof JsValue)) {
       return;
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.4/src/main/java_play25/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play25/appsec/StatusHeaderSendJsonAdvice.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.4/src/main/java_play25/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play25/appsec/StatusHeaderSendJsonAdvice.java
index 526eed0deaf..49631869020 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.4/src/main/java_play25/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play25/appsec/StatusHeaderSendJsonAdvice.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.4/src/main/java_play25/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play25/appsec/StatusHeaderSendJsonAdvice.java
@@ -21,15 +21,10 @@
 public class StatusHeaderSendJsonAdvice {
 
   @Advice.OnMethodEnter(suppress = Throwable.class)
-  static void before() {
-    CallDepthThreadLocalMap.incrementCallDepth(StatusHeader.class);
-  }
+  static void before(
+      @Advice.Argument(0) final JsonNode json, @ActiveRequestContext final RequestContext reqCtx) {
 
-  @Advice.OnMethodExit(suppress = Throwable.class, onThrowable = Throwable.class)
-  static void after(
-      @Advice.Argument(0) final JsonNode json, @ActiveRequestContext RequestContext reqCtx) {
-    final int depth = CallDepthThreadLocalMap.decrementCallDepth(StatusHeader.class);
-    if (depth > 0) {
+    if (CallDepthThreadLocalMap.incrementCallDepth(StatusHeader.class) > 0) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -64,4 +59,9 @@ static void after(
       throw new BlockingException("Blocked request (for StatusHeader/sendJson)");
     }
   }
+
+  @Advice.OnMethodExit(suppress = Throwable.class, onThrowable = Throwable.class)
+  static void after() {
+    CallDepthThreadLocalMap.decrementCallDepth(StatusHeader.class);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.6/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play26/appsec/StatusHeaderInstrumentation.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.6/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play26/appsec/StatusHeaderInstrumentation.java
index 71e8058fb17..dd096409428 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.6/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play26/appsec/StatusHeaderInstrumentation.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/play-2.6/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/play26/appsec/StatusHeaderInstrumentation.java
@@ -58,15 +58,11 @@ public void methodAdvice(MethodTransformer transformer) {
   public static class StatusHeaderSendJsonAdvice {
 
     @Advice.OnMethodEnter(suppress = Throwable.class)
-    static void before() {
-      CallDepthThreadLocalMap.incrementCallDepth(StatusHeader.class);
-    }
+    static void before(
+        @Advice.Argument(0) final JsonNode json,
+        @ActiveRequestContext final RequestContext reqCtx) {
 
-    @Advice.OnMethodExit(suppress = Throwable.class, onThrowable = Throwable.class)
-    static void after(
-        @Advice.Argument(0) final JsonNode json, @ActiveRequestContext RequestContext reqCtx) {
-      final int depth = CallDepthThreadLocalMap.decrementCallDepth(StatusHeader.class);
-      if (depth > 0) {
+      if (CallDepthThreadLocalMap.incrementCallDepth(StatusHeader.class) > 0) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -102,4 +98,9 @@ static void after(
       }
     }
   }
+
+  @Advice.OnMethodExit(suppress = Throwable.class, onThrowable = Throwable.class)
+  static void after() {
+    CallDepthThreadLocalMap.decrementCallDepth(StatusHeader.class);
+  }
 }