diff --git a/exporter/jaeger/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/jaeger/encoder.rb b/exporter/jaeger/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/jaeger/encoder.rb
index 2be8c66a20..b10c740956 100644
--- a/exporter/jaeger/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/jaeger/encoder.rb
+++ b/exporter/jaeger/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/jaeger/encoder.rb
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ def encoded_process(resource)
         end
 
         def encoded_tags(attributes)
-          attributes&.map do |key, value|
-            encoded_tag(key, value)
-          end || EMPTY_ARRAY
+          if attributes
+            attributes.find_all { |_key, value| value }.map do |key, value|
+              encoded_tag(key, value)
+            end
+          else
+            EMPTY_ARRAY
+          end
         end
 
         def encoded_tag(key, value)
diff --git a/exporter/jaeger/test/opentelemetry/exporters/jaeger/encoder_test.rb b/exporter/jaeger/test/opentelemetry/exporters/jaeger/encoder_test.rb
index 4d2714463a..c36de119c7 100644
--- a/exporter/jaeger/test/opentelemetry/exporters/jaeger/encoder_test.rb
+++ b/exporter/jaeger/test/opentelemetry/exporters/jaeger/encoder_test.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@
     )
   end
 
+  it 'ignores nil values' do
+    attributes = { 'a_nil' => nil }
+    span_data = create_span_data(attributes: attributes)
+    encoded_span = Encoder.encoded_span(span_data)
+    _(encoded_span.tags.length).must_equal(0)
+  end
+
+
   describe 'instrumentation library' do
     it 'encodes library and version when set' do
       lib = OpenTelemetry::SDK::InstrumentationLibrary.new('mylib', '0.1.0')