diff --git a/docker-compose-base.yaml b/docker-compose-base.yaml
index c7f1adb..f83b04c 100644
--- a/docker-compose-base.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose-base.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
     environment:
       MONGODB_URI: mongodb://review-db:27017
+      OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: "http://otel-collector:4318"
   review-db:
     image: mongo
     volumes:
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5f2bdf9..68e2f86 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -144,9 +144,16 @@ static RESOURCE: Lazy<Resource> = Lazy::new(|| {
 
 /// Initializes OpenTelemetry metrics exporter and sets the global meter provider.
 fn init_otlp() -> HttpMetricsLayer {
+    let otlp_url = match env::var_os("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT") {
+        Some(uri) => uri.into_string().unwrap(),
+        None => "http://localhost:4318".to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let otlp_endpoint = format!("{}/v1/metrics", otlp_url.trim_end_matches('/'));
+
     let exporter = opentelemetry_otlp::MetricExporter::builder()
         .with_http()
-        .with_endpoint("http://otel-collector:4318/v1/metrics")
+        .with_endpoint(otlp_endpoint)
         .with_temporality(Temporality::default())
         .build()
         .unwrap();