diff --git a/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py b/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
index 138d508db4..b847180174 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ class OpenTelemetryConfig:
     model_id: Optional[str] = None
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        # If endpoint is specified but exporter is still the default "console",
+        # automatically infer "otlp_http" to send traces to the endpoint.
+        # This fixes an issue where UI-configured OTEL settings would default
+        # to console output instead of sending traces to the configured endpoint.
+        if self.endpoint and isinstance(self.exporter, str) and self.exporter == "console":
+            self.exporter = "otlp_http"
+
         if not self.service_name:
             self.service_name = os.getenv("OTEL_SERVICE_NAME", "litellm")
         if not self.deployment_environment:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py
index 95fa6ed8f6..3da9d9857c 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py
@@ -274,6 +274,26 @@ class TestOpenTelemetry(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(config.deployment_environment, "production")
         self.assertEqual(config.model_id, "custom-service")
 
+    @patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True)
+    def test_open_telemetry_config_auto_infer_otlp_http_when_endpoint_set(self):
+        """When endpoint is set but exporter is default 'console', auto-infer 'otlp_http'.
+
+        This fixes an issue where UI-configured OTEL settings would default to console
+        output instead of sending traces to the configured endpoint.
+        See: https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/XXXX
+        """
+        # When endpoint is specified without explicit exporter, should auto-infer otlp_http
+        config = OpenTelemetryConfig(endpoint="https://otel-collector.example.com:443")
+        self.assertEqual(config.exporter, "otlp_http")
+
+        # When exporter is explicitly set to something other than console, should not override
+        config_grpc = OpenTelemetryConfig(exporter="grpc", endpoint="https://otel-collector.example.com:443")
+        self.assertEqual(config_grpc.exporter, "grpc")
+
+        # When no endpoint is set, should keep console as default
+        config_no_endpoint = OpenTelemetryConfig()
+        self.assertEqual(config_no_endpoint.exporter, "console")
+
     def wait_for_spans(self, exporter: InMemorySpanExporter, prefix: str):
         """Poll until we see at least one span with an attribute key starting with `prefix`."""
         deadline = time.time() + self.POLL_TIMEOUT