diff --git a/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/internal/build/builder_traces.go b/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/internal/build/builder_traces.go
index da402f5fd..7377a8905 100644
--- a/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/internal/build/builder_traces.go
+++ b/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/internal/build/builder_traces.go
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ func (b *ConfigBuilder) translateAutomaticLogging(otelCfg *otelcol.Config, cfg t
 			"A best effort translation can be made which only outputs to stdout and not directly to loki by bypassing errors.")
 	}
 
-	// Add the logging exporter to the otel config with default values
-	otelCfg.Exporters[otel_component.NewID(otel_component.MustNewType("logging"))] = debugexporter.NewFactory().CreateDefaultConfig()
+	// Add the debug exporter to the otel config with default values
+	otelCfg.Exporters[otel_component.NewID(otel_component.MustNewType("debug"))] = debugexporter.NewFactory().CreateDefaultConfig()
 
-	// Add the logging exporter to all pipelines
+	// Add the debug exporter to all pipelines
 	for _, pipeline := range otelCfg.Service.Pipelines {
-		pipeline.Exporters = append(pipeline.Exporters, otel_component.NewID(otel_component.MustNewType("logging")))
+		pipeline.Exporters = append(pipeline.Exporters, otel_component.NewID(otel_component.MustNewType("debug")))
 	}
 
 	// Remove the custom automatic_logging processor
diff --git a/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/testdata/traces.alloy b/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/testdata/traces.alloy
index 9a77939a5..5bfde72da 100644
--- a/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/testdata/traces.alloy
+++ b/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/testdata/traces.alloy
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ otelcol.exporter.loadbalancing "_0_default" {
 	}
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.debug "_0_default" { }
+otelcol.exporter.debug "_0_default" {
+	verbosity = "Basic"
+}
 
 otelcol.connector.spanmetrics "_0_default" {
 	histogram {
@@ -220,7 +222,9 @@ otelcol.exporter.otlp "_1_0" {
 	}
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.debug "_1_default" { }
+otelcol.exporter.debug "_1_default" {
+	verbosity = "Basic"
+}
 
 otelcol.connector.spanmetrics "_1_default" {
 	histogram {
diff --git a/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/testdata/unsupported.alloy b/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/testdata/unsupported.alloy
index 499953b2d..b4da0fac4 100644
--- a/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/testdata/unsupported.alloy
+++ b/internal/converter/internal/staticconvert/testdata/unsupported.alloy
@@ -76,4 +76,6 @@ otelcol.exporter.otlp "default_0" {
 	}
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.debug "default" { }
+otelcol.exporter.debug "default" {
+	verbosity = "Basic"
+}