diff --git a/arch/envoy.template.yaml b/arch/envoy.template.yaml
index 30f13713..4dba952c 100644
--- a/arch/envoy.template.yaml
+++ b/arch/envoy.template.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ static_resources:
             - name: envoy.filters.network.http_connection_manager
               typed_config:
                 "@type": type.googleapis.com/envoy.extensions.filters.network.http_connection_manager.v3.HttpConnectionManager
-                {% if arch_tracing.random_sampling > 0 %}
+                {% if "random_sampling" in arch_tracing and arch_tracing["random_sampling"] > 0 %}
                 generate_request_id: true
                 tracing:
                   provider:
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static_resources:
             - name: envoy.filters.network.http_connection_manager
               typed_config:
                 "@type": type.googleapis.com/envoy.extensions.filters.network.http_connection_manager.v3.HttpConnectionManager
-                {% if arch_tracing.random_sampling > 0 %}
+                {% if "random_sampling" in arch_tracing and arch_tracing["random_sampling"] > 0 %}
                 generate_request_id: true
                 tracing:
                   provider:
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static_resources:
                       port_value: 11000
                   hostname: arch_internal
 
-{% if arch_tracing.random_sampling > 0 %}
+{% if "random_sampling" in arch_tracing and arch_tracing["random_sampling"] > 0 %}
     - name: opentelemetry_collector
       type: STRICT_DNS
       dns_lookup_family: V4_ONLY