diff --git a/datacatalog/cmd/entrypoints/serve.go b/datacatalog/cmd/entrypoints/serve.go
index 1cd7e94a72..e6d1d07160 100644
--- a/datacatalog/cmd/entrypoints/serve.go
+++ b/datacatalog/cmd/entrypoints/serve.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/datacatalog/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/contextutils"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/logger"
+	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/otelutils"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/profutils"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/promutils/labeled"
 )
@@ -42,6 +43,14 @@ var serveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		// Set Keys
 		labeled.SetMetricKeys(contextutils.AppNameKey, contextutils.ProjectKey, contextutils.DomainKey)
 
+		// register otel tracer providers
+		for _, serviceName := range []string{otelutils.DataCatalogGormTracer, otelutils.DataCatalogServerTracer} {
+			if err := otelutils.RegisterTracerProvider(serviceName, otelutils.GetConfig()) ; err != nil {
+				logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to create otel tracer provider. %v", err)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
 		return datacatalogservice.ServeInsecure(ctx, cfg)
 	},
 }
diff --git a/flyteadmin/cmd/entrypoints/serve.go b/flyteadmin/cmd/entrypoints/serve.go
index 680795c28f..b3b575baba 100644
--- a/flyteadmin/cmd/entrypoints/serve.go
+++ b/flyteadmin/cmd/entrypoints/serve.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteadmin/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteadmin/plugins"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/logger"
+	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/otelutils"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/profutils"
 )
 
@@ -32,6 +33,14 @@ var serveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}()
 		server.SetMetricKeys(cfg.ApplicationConfiguration().GetTopLevelConfig())
 
+		// register otel tracer providers
+		for _, serviceName := range []string{otelutils.AdminGormTracer, otelutils.AdminServerTracer} {
+			if err := otelutils.RegisterTracerProvider(serviceName, otelutils.GetConfig()) ; err != nil {
+				logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to create otel tracer provider. %v", err)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
 		return server.Serve(ctx, pluginRegistryStore.Load(), nil)
 	},
 }