diff --git a/exporter/instanaexporter/exporter.go b/exporter/instanaexporter/exporter.go
index 88b44208ddc6..3ec7c0dd9e03 100644
--- a/exporter/instanaexporter/exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/instanaexporter/exporter.go
@@ -29,20 +29,17 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/backend"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/converter"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/converter/model"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/otlptext"
 )
 
 type instanaExporter struct {
-	config          *Config
-	client          *http.Client
-	tracesMarshaler ptrace.Marshaler
-	settings        component.TelemetrySettings
-	userAgent       string
+	config    *Config
+	client    *http.Client
+	settings  component.TelemetrySettings
+	userAgent string
 }
 
 func (e *instanaExporter) start(_ context.Context, host component.Host) error {
@@ -55,17 +52,6 @@ func (e *instanaExporter) start(_ context.Context, host component.Host) error {
 }
 
 func (e *instanaExporter) pushConvertedTraces(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error {
-	e.settings.Logger.Info("TracesExporter", zap.Int("#spans", td.SpanCount()))
-	if !e.settings.Logger.Core().Enabled(zapcore.DebugLevel) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	buf, err := e.tracesMarshaler.MarshalTraces(td)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	e.settings.Logger.Debug(string(buf))
-
 	converter := converter.NewConvertAllConverter(e.settings.Logger)
 	spans := make([]model.Span, 0)
 
@@ -97,9 +83,6 @@ func (e *instanaExporter) pushConvertedTraces(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Tra
 	}
 
 	req, err := bundle.Marshal()
-
-	e.settings.Logger.Debug(string(req))
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return consumererror.NewPermanent(err)
 	}
@@ -126,18 +109,15 @@ func newInstanaExporter(cfg config.Exporter, set component.ExporterCreateSetting
 	userAgent := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s (%s/%s)", set.BuildInfo.Description, set.BuildInfo.Version, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 
 	return &instanaExporter{
-		config:          iCfg,
-		settings:        set.TelemetrySettings,
-		tracesMarshaler: otlptext.NewTextTracesMarshaler(),
-		userAgent:       userAgent,
+		config:    iCfg,
+		settings:  set.TelemetrySettings,
+		userAgent: userAgent,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (e *instanaExporter) export(ctx context.Context, url string, header map[string]string, request []byte) error {
 	url = strings.TrimSuffix(url, "/") + "/bundle"
-
 	e.settings.Logger.Debug("Preparing to make HTTP request", zap.String("url", url))
-
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewReader(request))
 	if err != nil {
 		return consumererror.NewPermanent(err)
@@ -152,7 +132,7 @@ func (e *instanaExporter) export(ctx context.Context, url string, header map[str
 
 	resp, err := e.client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to make an HTTP request: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to make a HTTP request: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode <= 299 {
diff --git a/exporter/instanaexporter/exporter_test.go b/exporter/instanaexporter/exporter_test.go
index bf7ca05b3c70..b1791dbea95e 100644
--- a/exporter/instanaexporter/exporter_test.go
+++ b/exporter/instanaexporter/exporter_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ func TestPushConvertedDefaultTraces(t *testing.T) {
 		componenttest.NewNopExporterCreateSettings())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = instanaExporter.pushConvertedTraces(context.Background(), testutils.TestTraces.Clone())
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	err = instanaExporter.start(ctx, componenttest.NewNopHost())
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = instanaExporter.pushConvertedTraces(ctx, testutils.TestTraces.Clone())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +75,11 @@ func TestPushConvertedSimpleTraces(t *testing.T) {
 		componenttest.NewNopExporterCreateSettings())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = instanaExporter.pushConvertedTraces(context.Background(), simpleTraces())
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	err = instanaExporter.start(ctx, componenttest.NewNopHost())
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = instanaExporter.pushConvertedTraces(ctx, simpleTraces())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
diff --git a/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/converter/all_converter.go b/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/converter/all_converter.go
index aa93d604f490..a731906b38e4 100644
--- a/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/converter/all_converter.go
+++ b/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/converter/all_converter.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (c *ConvertAllConverter) ConvertSpans(attributes pcommon.Map, spanSlice ptr
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(c.converters); i++ {
 		if !c.converters[i].AcceptsSpans(attributes, spanSlice) {
-			c.logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Converter %s didnt Accept", c.converters[i].Name()))
+			c.logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Converter %s didnt Accept", c.converters[i].Name()))
 
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/converter/span_converter.go b/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/converter/span_converter.go
index 1c4d81dde585..0a441a33e470 100644
--- a/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/converter/span_converter.go
+++ b/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/converter/span_converter.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (c *SpanConverter) ConvertSpans(attributes pcommon.Map, spanSlice ptrace.Sp
 
 		instanaSpan, err := model.ConvertPDataSpanToInstanaSpan(fromS, otelSpan, serviceName, attributes)
 		if err != nil {
-			c.logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Error converting Open Telemetry span to Instana span: %s", err.Error()))
+			c.logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Error converting Open Telemetry span to Instana span: %s", err.Error()))
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/testutils/test_utils.go b/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/testutils/test_utils.go
index 4f6c0711a0f1..cc1bc480b962 100644
--- a/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/testutils/test_utils.go
+++ b/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/testutils/test_utils.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package testutils
+package testutils // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/instanaexporter/internal/testutils"
 
 import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"