diff --git a/backend/open_webui/env.py b/backend/open_webui/env.py
index 0f7b5611f..6aa1181c1 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/env.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/env.py
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ AUDIT_EXCLUDED_PATHS = [path.lstrip("/") for path in AUDIT_EXCLUDED_PATHS]
 ####################################
 
 ENABLE_OTEL = os.environ.get("ENABLE_OTEL", "False").lower() == "true"
+USE_OTEL_HTTP_EXPORTER = os.environ.get("USE_OTEL_HTTP_EXPORTER", "False").lower() == "true"
 ENABLE_OTEL_METRICS = os.environ.get("ENABLE_OTEL_METRICS", "False").lower() == "true"
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT = os.environ.get(
     "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT", "http://localhost:4317"