diff --git a/query-engine/query-engine/src/logger.rs b/query-engine/query-engine/src/logger.rs
index 73fe93c1518a..aaf03e7f3e3f 100644
--- a/query-engine/query-engine/src/logger.rs
+++ b/query-engine/query-engine/src/logger.rs
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ impl<'a> Logger<'a> {
             let tracer = create_otel_tracer(self.service_name, self.telemetry_endpoint);
             let mut telemetry = tracing_opentelemetry::layer().with_tracer(tracer);
 
-            if self.log_capture_exporter.is_some() {
-                let tracer = crate::capture_tracer::new_pipeline().install_simple(self.log_capture_exporter.unwrap());
+            if let Some(log_capture_exporter) = self.log_capture_exporter {
+                let tracer = crate::capture_tracer::new_pipeline().install_simple(log_capture_exporter);
                 telemetry = telemetry.with_tracer(tracer);
             }