diff --git a/backend/common/observability/client.go b/backend/common/observability/client.go
index 9a70138b79..9e39302df8 100644
--- a/backend/common/observability/client.go
+++ b/backend/common/observability/client.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package observability
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/alecthomas/errors"
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ func Init(ctx context.Context, serviceName, serviceVersion string, config Config
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	logger.Infof("OTEL is enabled, exporting to %s", os.Getenv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT"))
+
 	otelLogger := NewOtelLogger(logger, config.LogLevel)
 	otel.SetLogger(otelLogger)
 	otel.SetErrorHandler(otel.ErrorHandlerFunc(func(err error) { logger.Errorf(err, "OTEL") }))