diff --git a/packages/sveltekit/src/server/handle.ts b/packages/sveltekit/src/server/handle.ts
index 8020a35c7377..23319713bf87 100644
--- a/packages/sveltekit/src/server/handle.ts
+++ b/packages/sveltekit/src/server/handle.ts
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ export const transformPageChunk: NonNullable<ResolveOptions['transformPageChunk'
   if (transaction) {
     const traceparentData = transaction.toTraceparent();
     const dynamicSamplingContext = dynamicSamplingContextToSentryBaggageHeader(transaction.getDynamicSamplingContext());
-    const content = `<meta name="sentry-trace" content="${traceparentData}"/>
-      <meta name="baggage" content="${dynamicSamplingContext}"/>
-      %sveltekit.head%`;
-    return html.replace('%sveltekit.head%', content);
+    const content = `<head>
+      <meta name="sentry-trace" content="${traceparentData}"/>
+      <meta name="baggage" content="${dynamicSamplingContext}"/>`;
+    return html.replace('<head>', content);
   }
 
   return html;
diff --git a/packages/sveltekit/test/server/handle.test.ts b/packages/sveltekit/test/server/handle.test.ts
index f260d2daf310..ac94e72dd292 100644
--- a/packages/sveltekit/test/server/handle.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sveltekit/test/server/handle.test.ts
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ describe('transformPageChunk', () => {
       <meta charset="utf-8" />
       <link rel="icon" href="%sveltekit.assets%/favicon.png" />
       <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
-      %sveltekit.head%
     </head>
     <body data-sveltekit-preload-data="hover">
       <div style="display: contents">%sveltekit.body%</div>
