diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d3d801e..fc7f1d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/chaostoolkit-incubator/chaostoolkit-opentracing/compare/0.11.0...HEAD
 
+### Changed
+
+- Respect `OTEL_SERVICE_NAME` when set
+
 ## [0.11.0][] - 2023-08-02
 
 [0.11.0]: https://github.com/chaostoolkit-incubator/chaostoolkit-opentracing/compare/0.10.0...0.11.0
diff --git a/chaostracing/oltp.py b/chaostracing/oltp.py
index 12ea091..46db0b1 100644
--- a/chaostracing/oltp.py
+++ b/chaostracing/oltp.py
@@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ def activity_completed(self, activity: Activity, state: Run) -> None:
 # Private functions
 ###############################################################################
 def configure_traces(configuration: Configuration) -> None:
-    resource = Resource.create({"service.name": "chaostoolkit"})
+    resource = Resource.create(
+        {"service.name": os.getenv("OTEL_SERVICE_NAME", "chaostoolkit")}
+    )
 
     vendor = configuration.get("otel_vendor", os.getenv("OTEL_VENDOR"))
     if vendor == "gcp":