diff --git a/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml b/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml
index a910e1a940..0b3f268aaf 100644
--- a/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # Configure xrpld to export traces by adding to xrpld.cfg:
 #   [telemetry]
 #   enabled=1
-#   endpoint=http://localhost:4318/v1/traces
+#   traces_endpoint=http://localhost:4318/v1/traces
 
 services:
   # OpenTelemetry Collector: receives spans from xrpld via OTLP protocol,
diff --git a/include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h b/include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h
index caaf3c744d..07df72e0ae 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h
@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ public:
         std::string serviceInstanceId;
 
         /**
-         * OTLP/HTTP endpoint URL where spans are sent.
+         * Full OTLP/HTTP URL where spans are sent, including the signal path.
+         * Used verbatim: no other endpoint is derived from it.
          */
-        std::string exporterEndpoint = "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
+        std::string tracesEndpoint = "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
 
         /**
          * Whether to use TLS for the exporter connection.
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp b/src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp
index 98ebe06588..bc8b2faf3e 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp
@@ -293,12 +293,12 @@ public:
     void
     start() override
     {
-        JLOG(journal_.info()) << "Telemetry starting: endpoint=" << setup_.exporterEndpoint
+        JLOG(journal_.info()) << "Telemetry starting: traces_endpoint=" << setup_.tracesEndpoint
                               << " sampling=" << setup_.samplingRatio;
 
         // Configure OTLP HTTP exporter
         otlp_http::OtlpHttpExporterOptions exporterOpts;
-        exporterOpts.url = setup_.exporterEndpoint;
+        exporterOpts.url = setup_.tracesEndpoint;
         if (setup_.useTls)
         {
             exporterOpts.ssl_ca_cert_path = setup_.tlsCertPath;
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp b/src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
index a8f1c0b1a5..59eb669579 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace key {
 constexpr char const* enabled = "enabled";
 constexpr char const* serviceName = "service_name";
 constexpr char const* serviceInstanceId = "service_instance_id";
-constexpr char const* endpoint = "endpoint";
+constexpr char const* tracesEndpoint = "traces_endpoint";
 constexpr char const* useTls = "use_tls";
 constexpr char const* tlsCaCert = "tls_ca_cert";
 constexpr char const* tlsClientCert = "tls_client_cert";
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ constexpr char const* traceLedger = "trace_ledger";
  */
 namespace dflt {
 constexpr char const* serviceName = "xrpld";
-constexpr char const* endpoint = "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
+constexpr char const* tracesEndpoint = "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
 constexpr std::uint32_t batchSize = 512u;
 constexpr std::uint32_t batchDelayMs = 5000u;
 constexpr std::uint32_t maxQueueSize = 2048u;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ makeTelemetrySetup(
     setup.serviceVersion = version;
     setup.serviceInstanceId = section.valueOr<std::string>(key::serviceInstanceId, nodePublicKey);
 
-    setup.exporterEndpoint = section.valueOr<std::string>(key::endpoint, dflt::endpoint);
+    setup.tracesEndpoint = section.valueOr<std::string>(key::tracesEndpoint, dflt::tracesEndpoint);
 
     setup.useTls = section.valueOr<int>(key::useTls, 0) != 0;
     setup.tlsCertPath = section.valueOr<std::string>(key::tlsCaCert, "");
diff --git a/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp b/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
index 56a3ef4447..556d2a3710 100644
--- a/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ TEST(TelemetryConfig, setup_defaults)
     EXPECT_EQ(s.serviceName, "xrpld");
     EXPECT_TRUE(s.serviceVersion.empty());
     EXPECT_TRUE(s.serviceInstanceId.empty());
-    EXPECT_EQ(s.exporterEndpoint, "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces");
+    EXPECT_EQ(s.tracesEndpoint, "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces");
     EXPECT_FALSE(s.useTls);
     EXPECT_TRUE(s.tlsCertPath.empty());
     EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(s.samplingRatio, 1.0);
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ TEST(TelemetryConfig, parse_full_section)
     section.set("service_name", "my-rippled");
     section.set("service_instance_id", "custom-id");
     section.set("exporter", "otlp_http");
-    section.set("endpoint", "http://collector:4318/v1/traces");
+    section.set("traces_endpoint", "http://collector:4318/v1/traces");
     section.set("use_tls", "1");
     section.set("tls_ca_cert", caCert);
     section.set("batch_size", "256");
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ TEST(TelemetryConfig, parse_full_section)
     EXPECT_TRUE(setup.enabled);
     EXPECT_EQ(setup.serviceName, "my-rippled");
     EXPECT_EQ(setup.serviceInstanceId, "custom-id");
-    EXPECT_EQ(setup.exporterEndpoint, "http://collector:4318/v1/traces");
+    EXPECT_EQ(setup.tracesEndpoint, "http://collector:4318/v1/traces");
     EXPECT_TRUE(setup.useTls);
     EXPECT_EQ(setup.tlsCertPath, caCert);
     EXPECT_EQ(setup.batchSize, 256u);