diff --git a/cope2n-api/fwd/settings.py b/cope2n-api/fwd/settings.py
index 86d4832..fe23d17 100755
--- a/cope2n-api/fwd/settings.py
+++ b/cope2n-api/fwd/settings.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import environ
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy
 from fwd_api.middleware.logging_request_response_middleware import TraceIDLogFilter
-
+from .opentelemetry_config import setup_tracing
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 env = environ.Env(
     DEBUG=(bool, False)
 )
+
+tracer_endpoint = env.str("tracer_endpoint", "http://jaeger_collector:4318")
+service_name = "sbt_celery_backend"
+setup_tracing(tracer_endpoint=tracer_endpoint, service_name=service_name)
+
 DEBUG = False
 environ.Env.read_env(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '.env'))
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = env.list("ALLOWED_HOSTS", default=['*'] + ['107.120.{}.{}'.format(i, j) for i in range(256) for j in range(256)])