diff --git a/otel.go b/otel.go
index 8a30ae6..08e5f49 100644
--- a/otel.go
+++ b/otel.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func OpenTelemetryRunE(flagPrefix string, prerunLevel zerolog.Level) CobraRunFun
 
 func initOtelTracer(exporter trace.SpanExporter, serviceName string, propagators []string) error {
 	res, err := setResource(serviceName)
-	if err == nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}