diff --git a/examples/jaeger/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qe/ClientResourceIT.java b/examples/jaeger/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qe/ClientResourceIT.java
index 0f9acd6f4..b9c6f81e5 100644
--- a/examples/jaeger/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qe/ClientResourceIT.java
+++ b/examples/jaeger/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qe/ClientResourceIT.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class ClientResourceIT {
     private static final String SERVICE_NAME = "test-traced-service";
     private static final String CLIENT_ENDPOINT = "/client";
 
-    @JaegerContainer(useOtlpCollector = true)
+    @JaegerContainer()
     static JaegerService jaeger = new JaegerService();
 
     @QuarkusApplication
diff --git a/quarkus-test-service-jaeger/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/services/JaegerContainer.java b/quarkus-test-service-jaeger/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/services/JaegerContainer.java
index 166be3be9..8c91904fc 100644
--- a/quarkus-test-service-jaeger/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/services/JaegerContainer.java
+++ b/quarkus-test-service-jaeger/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/services/JaegerContainer.java
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
     int otlpPort() default 4317;
 
     /**
-     * Switches between {@link #restPort()} and {@link #otlpPort()}. If set to true, the OTLP collector is used.
+     * Switches between {@link #restPort()} and {@link #otlpPort()}.
+     * If set to true, the OTLP collector is used. If set to false, the Jaeger collector is used.
      */
-    boolean useOtlpCollector() default false;
+    boolean useOtlpCollector() default true;
 
     String expectedLog() default "server started";