diff --git a/examples/atreugo/main.go b/examples/atreugo/main.go
index 355b491..029a518 100644
--- a/examples/atreugo/main.go
+++ b/examples/atreugo/main.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func NewAPI(tracer *tracygo.TracyGo, restyClient *resty.Client) *API {
 func (a *API) AtreugoHandler(wg *sync.WaitGroup) func(ctx *atreugo.RequestCtx) error {
 	return func(ctx *atreugo.RequestCtx) error {
 		//nolint:forbidigo // intended use
-		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld: X-Correlation-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.CorrelationIDromContext(ctx)) // Zitronenbaum
+		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld: X-Correlation-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.CorrelationIDFromContext(ctx)) // Zitronenbaum
 		//nolint:forbidigo // intended use
 		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld: X-Request-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.RequestIDFromContext(ctx)) // generated
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (a *API) AtreugoHandler(wg *sync.WaitGroup) func(ctx *atreugo.RequestCtx) e
 func (a *API) AtreugoHandler2(wg *sync.WaitGroup) func(ctx *atreugo.RequestCtx) error {
 	return func(ctx *atreugo.RequestCtx) error {
 		//nolint:forbidigo // intended use
-		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld2: X-Correlation-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.CorrelationIDromContext(ctx)) // Zitronenbaum
+		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld2: X-Correlation-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.CorrelationIDFromContext(ctx)) // Zitronenbaum
 		//nolint:forbidigo // intended use
 		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld2: X-Request-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.RequestIDFromContext(ctx)) // new generated
 
diff --git a/examples/fiber/main.go b/examples/fiber/main.go
index 4920933..65e4243 100644
--- a/examples/fiber/main.go
+++ b/examples/fiber/main.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func NewAPI(tracer *tracygo.TracyGo, restyClient *resty.Client) *API {
 func (a *API) FiberHandler(wg *sync.WaitGroup) func(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	return func(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		//nolint:forbidigo // intended use
-		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld: X-Correlation-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.CorrelationIDromContext(ctx.Context())) // Zitronenbaum
+		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld: X-Correlation-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.CorrelationIDFromContext(ctx.Context())) // Zitronenbaum
 		//nolint:forbidigo // intended use
 		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld: X-Request-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.RequestIDFromContext(ctx.Context())) // generated
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (a *API) FiberHandler(wg *sync.WaitGroup) func(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 func (a *API) FiberHandler2(wg *sync.WaitGroup) func(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	return func(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		//nolint:forbidigo // intended use
-		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld2: X-Correlation-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.CorrelationIDromContext(ctx.Context())) // Zitronenbaum
+		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld2: X-Correlation-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.CorrelationIDFromContext(ctx.Context())) // Zitronenbaum
 		//nolint:forbidigo // intended use
 		fmt.Printf("HelloWorld2: X-Request-ID = %s\n", a.tracer.RequestIDFromContext(ctx.Context())) // new generated
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ad9e59d..fd64fb8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/Clarilab/tracygo/v2
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.22.4
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.13.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d7e3ffd..4e1e95c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5y
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.3/go.mod h1:vzj43D7+SQXF/4pzW/hwtAqwc6iTitCiVSaWz5lYuqw=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
diff --git a/tracy.go b/tracy.go
index 74c67c6..d24f198 100644
--- a/tracy.go
+++ b/tracy.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package tracygo
 
 import (
 	"context"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -41,8 +43,8 @@ func (t *TracyGo) RequestIDKey() string {
 	return t.requestID
 }
 
-// FromContext returns the correlation id from the given context, or the an empty string.
-func (t *TracyGo) CorrelationIDromContext(ctx context.Context) string {
+// CorrelationIDFromContext returns the correlation id from the given context, or an empty string.
+func (t *TracyGo) CorrelationIDFromContext(ctx context.Context) string {
 	if ctx != nil {
 		if correlationID, ok := ctx.Value(t.correlationID).(string); ok {
 			return correlationID
@@ -52,7 +54,20 @@ func (t *TracyGo) CorrelationIDromContext(ctx context.Context) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// FromContext returns the correlationID from the given context, or the an empty string.
+// EnsureCorrelationID makes sure the given context has a correlation id set.
+func (t *TracyGo) EnsureCorrelationID(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := ctx.Value(t.correlationID).(string); ok {
+		return ctx
+	}
+
+	return t.NewContextWithCorrelationID(ctx, uuid.NewString())
+}
+
+// RequestIDFromContext returns the requestID from the given context, or an empty string.
 func (t *TracyGo) RequestIDFromContext(ctx context.Context) string {
 	if ctx != nil {
 		if requestID, ok := ctx.Value(t.requestID).(string); ok {
diff --git a/tracy_test.go b/tracy_test.go
index 0d17c79..7418c10 100644
--- a/tracy_test.go
+++ b/tracy_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func Test_FromContext(t *testing.T) {
 
 		ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), keyCorrelationID, "Zitronenbaum") //nolint:staticcheck,revive // intended use for testing
 
-		id := tracer.CorrelationIDromContext(ctx)
+		id := tracer.CorrelationIDFromContext(ctx)
 
 		if id != "Zitronenbaum" {
 			t.Errorf("expected 'Zitronenbaum', got '%s'", id)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func Test_FromContext(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("correlationID does not exist", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 
-		id := tracer.CorrelationIDromContext(context.Background())
+		id := tracer.CorrelationIDFromContext(context.Background())
 
 		if id != "" {
 			t.Errorf("expected '', got '%s'", id)
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func Test_FromContext(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("nil context", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 
-		id := tracer.CorrelationIDromContext(nil) //nolint:staticcheck // intended use for testing
+		id := tracer.CorrelationIDFromContext(nil) //nolint:staticcheck // intended use for testing
 
 		if id != "" {
 			t.Errorf("expected '', got '%s'", id)