diff --git a/semantic-convention-utils/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/semantic/convention/utils/http/HttpSemanticConventionUtils.java b/semantic-convention-utils/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/semantic/convention/utils/http/HttpSemanticConventionUtils.java
index e594692a8..18493e92f 100644
--- a/semantic-convention-utils/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/semantic/convention/utils/http/HttpSemanticConventionUtils.java
+++ b/semantic-convention-utils/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/semantic/convention/utils/http/HttpSemanticConventionUtils.java
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ public static boolean isAbsoluteUrl(String urlStr) {
    */
   public static Optional<String> getHttpUrlForOTelFormat(
       Map<String, AttributeValue> attributeValueMap) {
-    if (attributeValueMap.containsKey(HTTP_URL.getValue())) {
-      return Optional.of(attributeValueMap.get(HTTP_URL.getValue()).getValue());
+    Optional<String> httpUrlForOTelFormat = Optional.empty();
+    if (attributeValueMap.containsKey(HTTP_URL.getValue())
+        && isAbsoluteUrl(attributeValueMap.get(HTTP_URL.getValue()).getValue())) {
+      httpUrlForOTelFormat = Optional.of(attributeValueMap.get(HTTP_URL.getValue()).getValue());
     } else if (attributeValueMap.containsKey(HTTP_SCHEME.getValue())
         && attributeValueMap.containsKey(HTTP_HOST.getValue())
         && attributeValueMap.containsKey(HTTP_TARGET.getValue())) {
@@ -195,15 +197,19 @@ public static Optional<String> getHttpUrlForOTelFormat(
               attributeValueMap.get(HTTP_SCHEME.getValue()).getValue(),
               attributeValueMap.get(HTTP_HOST.getValue()).getValue(),
               attributeValueMap.get(HTTP_TARGET.getValue()).getValue());
-      return Optional.of(url);
+      httpUrlForOTelFormat = Optional.of(url);
     } else if (SpanSemanticConventionUtils.isClientSpanForOtelFormat(attributeValueMap)
         || SpanSemanticConventionUtils.isClientSpanForOCFormat(attributeValueMap)) {
-      return getHttpUrlForOtelFormatClientSpan(attributeValueMap);
+      httpUrlForOTelFormat = getHttpUrlForOtelFormatClientSpan(attributeValueMap);
     } else if (SpanSemanticConventionUtils.isServerSpanForOtelFormat(attributeValueMap)
         || SpanSemanticConventionUtils.isServerSpanForOCFormat(attributeValueMap)) {
-      return getHttpUrlForOtelFormatServerSpan(attributeValueMap);
+      httpUrlForOTelFormat = getHttpUrlForOtelFormatServerSpan(attributeValueMap);
     }
-    return Optional.empty();
+
+    if (httpUrlForOTelFormat.isEmpty() && attributeValueMap.containsKey(HTTP_URL.getValue())) {
+      return Optional.of(attributeValueMap.get(HTTP_URL.getValue()).getValue());
+    }
+    return httpUrlForOTelFormat;
   }
 
   private static Optional<String> getHttpUrlForOtelFormatClientSpan(