diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java
index d5268a1f5fef..b0a71387690a 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ public void submit() {
           // TODO(hailongwen@): instrument 'google-api-java-client' to further break down the span.
           // Here we only add a annotation to at least know how much time each batch takes.
           span.addAnnotation("Execute batch request");
+          batch.setBatchUrl(new GenericUrl("https://www.googleapis.com/batch/storage/v1"));
           batch.execute();
         }
       } catch (IOException ex) {