diff --git a/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-grpc-collector-default.yaml b/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-grpc-collector-default.yaml
index 90ca78a56b0..e038dedeb4f 100644
--- a/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-grpc-collector-default.yaml
+++ b/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-grpc-collector-default.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ global:
     - type: OTLP-GRPC
       endpoint: "localhost:4317"
       useSslCredentials: false
+      batch:
+        enabled: true
+        maxQueueSize: 4096
+        scheduledDelayMillis: 6000
+        maxExportBatchSize: 512
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diff --git a/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-grpc-collector-k8s.yaml b/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-grpc-collector-k8s.yaml
index a5aa01b2dd6..2730b415a1c 100644
--- a/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-grpc-collector-k8s.yaml
+++ b/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-grpc-collector-k8s.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ global:
     - type: OTLP-GRPC
       endpoint: "http://myotelcollector-opentelemetry-collector.default.svc.cluster.local:4317"
       useSslCredentials: false
+      batch:
+        enabled: true
+        maxQueueSize: 4096
+        scheduledDelayMillis: 6000
+        maxExportBatchSize: 512
diff --git a/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-http-collector-default.yaml b/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-http-collector-default.yaml
index c48979473d6..361d1afe126 100644
--- a/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-http-collector-default.yaml
+++ b/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-http-collector-default.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@ global:
     exporters:
     - type: OTLP-HTTP
       endpoint: "localhost:4318/v1/traces"
-      consoleDebug: true
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+      consoleDebug: true
+      batch:
+        enabled: true
+        maxQueueSize: 4096
+        scheduledDelayMillis: 6000
+        maxExportBatchSize: 512
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diff --git a/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-http-collector-k8s.yaml b/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-http-collector-k8s.yaml
index d4f77ba86a5..74eb0e40e0d 100644
--- a/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-http-collector-k8s.yaml
+++ b/helm/examples/tracing/otlp-http-collector-k8s.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ global:
     - type: OTLP-HTTP
       endpoint: "http://myotelcollector-opentelemetry-collector.default.svc.cluster.local:4318/v1/traces"
       consoleDebug: true
+      batch:
+        enabled: true
+        maxQueueSize: 4096
+        scheduledDelayMillis: 6000
+        maxExportBatchSize: 512
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/values.schema.json b/helm/hpcc/values.schema.json
index e028ee27f92..49cfc60bfca 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/values.schema.json
+++ b/helm/hpcc/values.schema.json
@@ -1165,6 +1165,18 @@
             "enabled": {
               "type": "boolean",
               "description": "If true, trace data is processed in a batch, if false, trace data is processed immediately"
+            },
+            "maxQueueSize": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "The maximum buffer/queue size. After the size is reached, spans are dropped."
+            },
+            "scheduledDelayMillis": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "The time interval between two consecutive exports."
+            },
+            "maxExportBatchSize": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": " The maximum batch size of every export. It must be smaller or equal to max_queue_size."
             }
           },
           "additionalProperties": { "type": ["integer", "string", "boolean"] }
diff --git a/system/jlib/jtrace.cpp b/system/jlib/jtrace.cpp
index d166ad06eaa..7f49bf31117 100644
--- a/system/jlib/jtrace.cpp
+++ b/system/jlib/jtrace.cpp
@@ -1285,16 +1285,26 @@ std::unique_ptr<opentelemetry::sdk::trace::SpanProcessor> CTraceManager::createP
     if (!exporter)
         return nullptr;
 
-    if (exportConfig->getPropBool("batch/@enabled", false))
+    if (exportConfig->getPropBool("batch/@enabled", true))
     {
         //Groups several spans together, before sending them to an exporter.
-        //MORE: These options should be configurable from batch/@option
-        opentelemetry::v1::sdk::trace::BatchSpanProcessorOptions options; //size_t max_queue_size = 2048;
-                                                                        //The time interval between two consecutive exports
-                                                                        //std::chrono::milliseconds(5000);
-                                                                        //The maximum batch size of every export. It must be smaller or
-                                                                        //equal to max_queue_size.
-                                                                        //size_t max_export_batch_size = 512
+        opentelemetry::v1::sdk::trace::BatchSpanProcessorOptions options;
+        /**
+         * The maximum buffer/queue size. After the size is reached, spans are
+         * dropped.
+         */
+        options.max_queue_size = exportConfig->getPropInt("batch/@maxQueueSize", 2048);
+
+        /* The time interval between two consecutive exports. */
+        options.schedule_delay_millis = std::chrono::milliseconds(exportConfig->getPropInt("batch/@scheduledDelayMillis", 5000));
+
+        /**
+         * The maximum batch size of every export. It must be smaller or
+         * equal to max_queue_size.
+         */
+        options.max_export_batch_size = exportConfig->getPropInt("batch/@maxExportBatchSize", 512);
+
+        DBGLOG("Tracing exporter set to batch mode");
         return opentelemetry::sdk::trace::BatchSpanProcessorFactory::Create(std::move(exporter), options);
     }
 
@@ -1323,12 +1333,12 @@ void CTraceManager::initTracerProviderAndGlobalInternals(const IPropertyTree * t
         enableDefaultLogExporter = traceConfig->getPropBool("enableDefaultLogExporter", enableDefaultLogExporter);
     }
 
-    if (enableDefaultLogExporter)
-    {
+    //if (enableDefaultLogExporter)
+    //{
         //Simple option to create logging to the log file - primarily to aid developers.
-        std::unique_ptr<opentelemetry::sdk::trace::SpanExporter> exporter = JLogSpanExporterFactory::Create(DEFAULT_SPAN_LOG_FLAGS);
-        processors.push_back(opentelemetry::sdk::trace::SimpleSpanProcessorFactory::Create(std::move(exporter)));
-    }
+    //    std::unique_ptr<opentelemetry::sdk::trace::SpanExporter> exporter = JLogSpanExporterFactory::Create(DEFAULT_SPAN_LOG_FLAGS);
+    //    processors.push_back(opentelemetry::sdk::trace::SimpleSpanProcessorFactory::Create(std::move(exporter)));
+    //}
 
     opentelemetry::sdk::resource::ResourceAttributes resourceAtts = 
         {