diff --git a/crates/common/src/consts.rs b/crates/common/src/consts.rs
index b8348ad4..0e6c5b64 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/consts.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/consts.rs
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ pub const ARCH_MODEL_PREFIX: &str = "Arch";
 pub const HALLUCINATION_TEMPLATE: &str =
     "It seems I'm missing some information. Could you provide the following details ";
 pub const OTEL_COLLECTOR_HTTP: &str = "opentelemetry_collector_http";
+pub const OTEL_POST_PATH: &str = "/v1/trace";
diff --git a/crates/llm_gateway/src/filter_context.rs b/crates/llm_gateway/src/filter_context.rs
index c058af5a..2f73151d 100644
--- a/crates/llm_gateway/src/filter_context.rs
+++ b/crates/llm_gateway/src/filter_context.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::stream_context::StreamContext;
 use common::configuration::Configuration;
 use common::consts::OTEL_COLLECTOR_HTTP;
+use common::consts::OTEL_POST_PATH;
 use common::http::CallArgs;
 use common::http::Client;
 use common::llm_providers::LlmProviders;
@@ -156,10 +157,10 @@ impl RootContext for FilterContext {
                 debug!("trace: {}", trace_str);
                 let call_args = CallArgs::new(
                     OTEL_COLLECTOR_HTTP,
-                    "/v1/traces",
+                    OTEL_POST_PATH,
                     vec![
-                        (":method", "POST"),
-                        (":path", "/v1/traces"),
+                        (":method", http::Method::POST.as_str()),
+                        (":path", OTEL_POST_PATH),
                         (":authority", OTEL_COLLECTOR_HTTP),
                         ("content-type", "application/json"),
                     ],