diff --git a/instrumentation/nginx/src/otel_ngx_module.cpp b/instrumentation/nginx/src/otel_ngx_module.cpp
index fa303dcae..c69a545a1 100644
--- a/instrumentation/nginx/src/otel_ngx_module.cpp
+++ b/instrumentation/nginx/src/otel_ngx_module.cpp
@@ -1021,7 +1021,8 @@ static std::unique_ptr<sdktrace::SpanExporter> CreateExporter(const OtelNgxAgent
   switch (conf->exporter.type) {
     case OtelExporterOTLP: {
       std::string endpoint = conf->exporter.endpoint;
-      otlp::OtlpGrpcExporterOptions opts{endpoint};
+      otlp::OtlpGrpcExporterOptions opts;
+      opts.endpoint = endpoint;
       opts.use_ssl_credentials = conf->exporter.use_ssl_credentials;
       opts.ssl_credentials_cacert_path = conf->exporter.ssl_credentials_cacert_path;
       exporter.reset(new otlp::OtlpGrpcExporter(opts));