diff --git a/src/initializer.tsx b/src/initializer.tsx
index e10a4ec..37e659e 100644
--- a/src/initializer.tsx
+++ b/src/initializer.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import * as Sentry from "@sentry/react";
 
 import { getUrlParams } from "./UrlParams";
 import { Config } from "./config/Config";
+import { ElementCallOpenTelemetry } from "./otel/otel";
 
 enum LoadState {
   None,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class DependencyLoadStates {
   // olm: LoadState = LoadState.None;
   config: LoadState = LoadState.None;
   sentry: LoadState = LoadState.None;
+  openTelemetry: LoadState = LoadState.None;
 
   allDepsAreLoaded() {
     return !Object.values(this).some((s) => s !== LoadState.Loaded);
@@ -209,6 +211,15 @@ export class Initializer {
       this.loadStates.sentry = LoadState.Loaded;
     }
 
+    // OpenTelemetry (also only after config loaded)
+    if (
+      this.loadStates.openTelemetry === LoadState.None &&
+      this.loadStates.config === LoadState.Loaded
+    ) {
+      ElementCallOpenTelemetry.globalInit();
+      this.loadStates.openTelemetry = LoadState.Loaded;
+    }
+
     if (this.loadStates.allDepsAreLoaded()) {
       // resolve if there is no dependency that is not loaded
       resolve();
diff --git a/src/otel/otel.ts b/src/otel/otel.ts
index 301c077..25de3ac 100644
--- a/src/otel/otel.ts
+++ b/src/otel/otel.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ export class ElementCallOpenTelemetry {
   private _tracer: Tracer;
   private _anonymity: Anonymity;
 
+  static globalInit(): void {
+    settingsBus.on("opt-in-analytics", recheckOTelEnabledStatus);
+    recheckOTelEnabledStatus(getSetting("opt-in-analytics", false));
+  }
+
   static get instance(): ElementCallOpenTelemetry {
     return sharedInstance;
   }
@@ -93,6 +98,3 @@ function recheckOTelEnabledStatus(optInAnalayticsEnabled: boolean): void {
     sharedInstance = undefined;
   }
 }
-
-settingsBus.on("opt-in-analytics", recheckOTelEnabledStatus);
-recheckOTelEnabledStatus(getSetting("opt-in-analytics", false));