diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index fe68a8a1b1..57ea591713 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ require('werelogs').stderrUtils.catchAndTimestampStderr(
 
 const tracing = require('arsenal/build/lib/tracing');
 
-// Gated on isEnabled() so the OTEL-off path doesn't load Config early.
-if (tracing.isEnabled() && !(require('./lib/Config').config.isCluster && require('cluster').isPrimary)) {
+if (tracing.isEnabled()) {
     tracing.init({
         serviceName: 'cloudserver',
         serviceVersion: require('./package.json').version,