diff --git a/capture-server/src/main.rs b/capture-server/src/main.rs
index 97967ed..22c82aa 100644
--- a/capture-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/capture-server/src/main.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async fn shutdown() {
     tracing::info!("Shutting down gracefully...");
 }
 
-fn init_tracer(sink_url: &str, sampling_rate: f64) -> Tracer {
+fn init_tracer(sink_url: &str, sampling_rate: f64, service_name: String) -> Tracer {
     opentelemetry_otlp::new_pipeline()
         .tracing()
         .with_trace_config(
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn init_tracer(sink_url: &str, sampling_rate: f64) -> Tracer {
                 .with_id_generator(RandomIdGenerator::default())
                 .with_resource(Resource::new(vec![KeyValue::new(
                     "service.name",
-                    "capture",
+                    &service_name,
                 )])),
         )
         .with_batch_config(BatchConfig::default())
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async fn main() {
     let otel_layer = config
         .otel_url
         .clone()
-        .map(|url| OpenTelemetryLayer::new(init_tracer(&url, config.otel_sampling_rate)))
+        .map(|url| OpenTelemetryLayer::new(init_tracer(&url, config.otel_sampling_rate, config.otel_service_name)))
         .with_filter(LevelFilter::from_level(Level::INFO));
     tracing_subscriber::registry()
         .with(log_layer)
diff --git a/capture-server/tests/common.rs b/capture-server/tests/common.rs
index e33ef4c..5ee2caa 100644
--- a/capture-server/tests/common.rs
+++ b/capture-server/tests/common.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ pub static DEFAULT_CONFIG: Lazy<Config> = Lazy::new(|| Config {
     },
     otel_url: None,
     otel_sampling_rate: 0.0,
+    otel_service_name: "capture-testing".to_string(),
     export_prometheus: false,
 });
 
diff --git a/capture/src/config.rs b/capture/src/config.rs
index 0c6ab1c..a4bd8f2 100644
--- a/capture/src/config.rs
+++ b/capture/src/config.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     #[envconfig(default = "1.0")]
     pub otel_sampling_rate: f64,
 
+    #[envconfig(default = "capture")]
+    pub otel_service_name: String,
+
     #[envconfig(default = "true")]
     pub export_prometheus: bool,
 }