diff --git a/templates/jaeger-deployment.yaml b/templates/jaeger-deployment.yaml
index 8860961..2f6b079 100644
--- a/templates/jaeger-deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/jaeger-deployment.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ spec:
               protocol: TCP
             - containerPort: 4318
               protocol: TCP
+          env:
+            - name: COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED
+              value: "true"
       restartPolicy: Always