diff --git a/chromadb/config.py b/chromadb/config.py
index 6731db255b7..0a3e4864673 100644
--- a/chromadb/config.py
+++ b/chromadb/config.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def chroma_server_auth_credentials_file_non_empty_file_exists(
     chroma_otel_collection_endpoint: Optional[str] = ""
     chroma_otel_service_name: Optional[str] = "chromadb"
     chroma_otel_collection_headers: Dict[str, str] = {}
-    chroma_otel_granularity: Optional[str] = "none"
+    chroma_otel_granularity: Optional[str] = None
 
     allow_reset: bool = False
 
diff --git a/chromadb/telemetry/opentelemetry/__init__.py b/chromadb/telemetry/opentelemetry/__init__.py
index 0840871bcae..a713ed11ab4 100644
--- a/chromadb/telemetry/opentelemetry/__init__.py
+++ b/chromadb/telemetry/opentelemetry/__init__.py
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ def __init__(self, system: System):
             system.settings.chroma_otel_service_name,
             system.settings.chroma_otel_collection_endpoint,
             system.settings.chroma_otel_collection_headers,
-            OpenTelemetryGranularity(system.settings.chroma_otel_granularity),
+            OpenTelemetryGranularity(
+                system.settings.chroma_otel_granularity
+                if system.settings.chroma_otel_granularity
+                else "none"
+            ),
         )