diff --git a/trace_replay/block_cache_tracer.cc b/trace_replay/block_cache_tracer.cc
index 4c5ad0116..b163216d8 100644
--- a/trace_replay/block_cache_tracer.cc
+++ b/trace_replay/block_cache_tracer.cc
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Status BlockCacheTracer::StartTrace(
     std::unique_ptr<TraceWriter>&& trace_writer) {
   InstrumentedMutexLock lock_guard(&trace_writer_mutex_);
   if (writer_.load()) {
-    return Status::OK();
+    return Status::Busy();
   }
   trace_options_ = trace_options;
   writer_.store(
diff --git a/trace_replay/block_cache_tracer_test.cc b/trace_replay/block_cache_tracer_test.cc
index 44cba7bfb..e7a588104 100644
--- a/trace_replay/block_cache_tracer_test.cc
+++ b/trace_replay/block_cache_tracer_test.cc
@@ -195,6 +195,17 @@ TEST_F(BlockCacheTracerTest, AtomicWrite) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST_F(BlockCacheTracerTest, ConsecutiveStartTrace) {
+  TraceOptions trace_opt;
+  std::unique_ptr<TraceWriter> trace_writer;
+  ASSERT_OK(
+      NewFileTraceWriter(env_, env_options_, trace_file_path_, &trace_writer));
+  BlockCacheTracer writer;
+  ASSERT_OK(writer.StartTrace(env_, trace_opt, std::move(trace_writer)));
+  ASSERT_NOK(writer.StartTrace(env_, trace_opt, std::move(trace_writer)));
+  ASSERT_OK(env_->FileExists(trace_file_path_));
+}
+
 TEST_F(BlockCacheTracerTest, AtomicNoWriteAfterEndTrace) {
   BlockCacheTraceRecord record = GenerateAccessRecord();
   {