diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/core/chain/client.go b/pkg/networkservice/core/chain/client.go
index c3fa4424f..59a1e77b6 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/core/chain/client.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/core/chain/client.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2020 Cisco Systems, Inc.
-//
 // Copyright (c) 2021 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
 //
+// Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+//
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/core/next"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/core/trace"
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/opentelemetry"
 )
 
 // NewNetworkServiceClient - chains together a list of networkservice.NetworkServiceClient with tracing
 func NewNetworkServiceClient(clients ...networkservice.NetworkServiceClient) networkservice.NetworkServiceClient {
-	return next.NewNetworkServiceClient(
-		next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceClient(trace.NewNetworkServiceClient, clients...),
-	)
+	if opentelemetry.IsEnabled() {
+		return next.NewNetworkServiceClient(
+			next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceClient(trace.NewNetworkServiceClient, clients...),
+		)
+	}
+	return next.NewNetworkServiceClient(clients...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/core/chain/server.go b/pkg/networkservice/core/chain/server.go
index 3fc07f232..f42cc439c 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/core/chain/server.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/core/chain/server.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2020 Cisco Systems, Inc.
-//
 // Copyright (c) 2021 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
 //
+// Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+//
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/core/next"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/core/trace"
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/opentelemetry"
 )
 
 // NewNetworkServiceServer - chains together a list of networkservice.Servers with tracing
 func NewNetworkServiceServer(servers ...networkservice.NetworkServiceServer) networkservice.NetworkServiceServer {
-	return next.NewNetworkServiceServer(
-		next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceServer(trace.NewNetworkServiceServer, servers...),
-	)
+	if opentelemetry.IsEnabled() {
+		return next.NewNetworkServiceServer(
+			next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceServer(trace.NewNetworkServiceServer, servers...),
+		)
+	}
+	return next.NewNetworkServiceServer(servers...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/core/trace/traceconcise/common_test.go b/pkg/networkservice/core/trace/traceconcise/common_test.go
index 8007d75c1..ae76b4168 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/core/trace/traceconcise/common_test.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/core/trace/traceconcise/common_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package traceconcise_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = os.Setenv("TELEMETRY", "true")
 	// Configure logging
 	// Set output to buffer
 	var buff bytes.Buffer
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestErrorOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = os.Setenv("TELEMETRY", "true")
 	// Configure logging
 	// Set output to buffer
 	var buff bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/core/trace/traceverbose/common_test.go b/pkg/networkservice/core/trace/traceverbose/common_test.go
index f31404ea0..62e8d11da 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/core/trace/traceverbose/common_test.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/core/trace/traceverbose/common_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
 
 	"testing"
 
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ func TestDiffPathAdd(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTraceOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = os.Setenv("TELEMETRY", "true")
 	// Configure logging
 	// Set output to buffer
 	var buff bytes.Buffer
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ func TestTraceOutput(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestErrorOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = os.Setenv("TELEMETRY", "true")
 	// Configure logging
 	// Set output to buffer
 	var buff bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/chain/ns_registry.go b/pkg/registry/core/chain/ns_registry.go
index 1ef62c804..a2f51b52e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/chain/ns_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/chain/ns_registry.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Cisco Systems, Inc.
-//
 // Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
 //
+// Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+//
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -23,14 +23,21 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/registry/core/next"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/registry/core/trace"
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/opentelemetry"
 )
 
 // NewNetworkServiceRegistryServer - creates a chain of servers
 func NewNetworkServiceRegistryServer(servers ...registry.NetworkServiceRegistryServer) registry.NetworkServiceRegistryServer {
-	return next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceRegistryServer(trace.NewNetworkServiceRegistryServer, servers...)
+	if opentelemetry.IsEnabled() {
+		return next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceRegistryServer(trace.NewNetworkServiceRegistryServer, servers...)
+	}
+	return next.NewNetworkServiceRegistryServer(servers...)
 }
 
 // NewNetworkServiceRegistryClient - creates a chain of clients
 func NewNetworkServiceRegistryClient(clients ...registry.NetworkServiceRegistryClient) registry.NetworkServiceRegistryClient {
-	return next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceRegistryClient(trace.NewNetworkServiceRegistryClient, clients...)
+	if opentelemetry.IsEnabled() {
+		return next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceRegistryClient(trace.NewNetworkServiceRegistryClient, clients...)
+	}
+	return next.NewNetworkServiceRegistryClient(clients...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/chain/nse_registry.go b/pkg/registry/core/chain/nse_registry.go
index 09a191b84..e6d03fcce 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/chain/nse_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/chain/nse_registry.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Cisco Systems, Inc.
-//
 // Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
 //
+// Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+//
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -24,14 +24,21 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/registry/core/next"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/registry/core/trace"
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/opentelemetry"
 )
 
 // NewNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer - creates a chain of servers
 func NewNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer(servers ...registry.NetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer) registry.NetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer {
-	return next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer(trace.NewNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer, servers...)
+	if opentelemetry.IsEnabled() {
+		return next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer(trace.NewNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer, servers...)
+	}
+	return next.NewNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer(servers...)
 }
 
 // NewNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryClient - creates a chain of clients
 func NewNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryClient(clients ...registry.NetworkServiceEndpointRegistryClient) registry.NetworkServiceEndpointRegistryClient {
-	return next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryClient(trace.NewNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryClient, clients...)
+	if opentelemetry.IsEnabled() {
+		return next.NewWrappedNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryClient(trace.NewNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryClient, clients...)
+	}
+	return next.NewNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryClient(clients...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/trace/traceconcise/traceconcise_test.go b/pkg/registry/core/trace/traceconcise/traceconcise_test.go
index 263198ef6..394d43f62 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/trace/traceconcise/traceconcise_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/trace/traceconcise/traceconcise_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package traceconcise_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/registry"
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = os.Setenv("TELEMETRY", "true")
 	t.Cleanup(func() { goleak.VerifyNone(t) })
 
 	var buff bytes.Buffer
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestErrorOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = os.Setenv("TELEMETRY", "true")
 	t.Cleanup(func() { goleak.VerifyNone(t) })
 
 	var buff bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/pkg/tools/dnsutils/chain/server.go b/pkg/tools/dnsutils/chain/server.go
index 9e8395fbf..ee284b2a1 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/dnsutils/chain/server.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/dnsutils/chain/server.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2022 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2024 Cisco Systems, Inc.
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/dnsutils"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/dnsutils/next"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/dnsutils/trace"
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/opentelemetry"
 )
 
 // NewDNSHandler - chains together a list of dnsutils.Handler with tracing
 func NewDNSHandler(handlers ...dnsutils.Handler) dnsutils.Handler {
-	return next.NewDNSHandler(
-		next.NewWrappedDNSHandler(trace.NewDNSHandler, handlers...),
-	)
+	if opentelemetry.IsEnabled() {
+		return next.NewDNSHandler(
+			next.NewWrappedDNSHandler(trace.NewDNSHandler, handlers...),
+		)
+	}
+	return next.NewDNSHandler(handlers...)
 }