diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index adcf0b6..2d8a081 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ serde_json = "^1.0"
 # dates
 chrono = {version = "^0.4", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "clock"]}
 url = "2.5.0"
+once_cell = "1.19.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 actix-web = "4.0.1"
diff --git a/src/subscriber.rs b/src/subscriber.rs
index 867d685..5de70a0 100644
--- a/src/subscriber.rs
+++ b/src/subscriber.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub struct Uninstall;
 impl Drop for Uninstall {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         #[cfg(feature = "traces")]
-        opentelemetry::global::shutdown_tracer_provider();
+        crate::telemetry::shutdown_tracer_provider();
     }
 }
 /// Information about the current app context like name or environment
diff --git a/src/telemetry.rs b/src/telemetry.rs
index f280858..85bdc63 100644
--- a/src/telemetry.rs
+++ b/src/telemetry.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use opentelemetry::global;
 use opentelemetry::trace::TracerProvider;
 use opentelemetry::KeyValue;
@@ -6,6 +7,8 @@ use opentelemetry_sdk::{
     trace::{self, Tracer},
     Resource,
 };
+use std::mem;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use crate::SubscriberConfig;
 
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn configure<T>(config: &SubscriberConfig<T>) -> Tracer {
         .install_batch(runtime)
         .expect("Failed to configure the OpenTelemetry tracer provider");
 
-    global::set_tracer_provider(tracer_provider.clone());
+    set_tracer_provider(tracer_provider.clone());
 
     tracer_provider
         .tracer_builder("prima-tracing")
@@ -72,6 +75,32 @@ pub fn configure<T>(config: &SubscriberConfig<T>) -> Tracer {
         .build()
 }
 
+static TRACER_PROVIDER: Lazy<Mutex<Option<trace::TracerProvider>>> =
+    Lazy::new(Default::default);
+
+fn set_tracer_provider(new_provider: trace::TracerProvider) {
+    global::set_tracer_provider(new_provider.clone());
+
+    let mut tracer_provider = TRACER_PROVIDER
+        .lock()
+        .expect("OpenTelemetry tracer provider mutex poisoned");
+    _ = mem::replace(&mut *tracer_provider, Some(new_provider));
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn shutdown_tracer_provider() {
+    global::shutdown_tracer_provider();
+
+    let tracer_provider = TRACER_PROVIDER
+        .lock()
+        .expect("OpenTelemetry tracer provider mutex poisoned")
+        .take()
+        .expect("OpenTelemetry tracer provider is missing, cannot shutdown");
+
+    if let Err(err) = tracer_provider.shutdown() {
+        eprintln!("Failed to shutdown the OpenTelemetry tracer provider: {err:?}");
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;