diff --git a/.changeset/loud-files-live.md b/.changeset/loud-files-live.md
index e6e00d8..4df0738 100644
--- a/.changeset/loud-files-live.md
+++ b/.changeset/loud-files-live.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 "fuseki-geosparql": minor
 ---
 
-OpenTelemetry support can be disabled by configuring the `DISABLE_OTEL` environment variable to `false`.
+OpenTelemetry support can be disabled by configuring the `DISABLE_OTEL` environment variable to `true`.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index afaf361..153333f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ It is possible to use the following environment variables for configuration:
 
 - `ADMIN_PASSWORD` (default: `admin`), the password for the admin user
 - `JAVA_OPTIONS` (default: `-Xmx2048m -Xms2048m`), allocate more resources by changing this values
+- `DISABLE_OTEL` (default: `false`), disable OpenTelemetry support by setting this value to `true`
 
 Feel free to edit the `config/config.ttl` file before building this image.
 For information, this file will be mounted at the following path in the container: `/fuseki/config.ttl`.