diff --git a/.changeset/brown-pots-beg.md b/.changeset/brown-pots-beg.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ac54b76f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brown-pots-beg.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"trigger.dev": patch
+---
+
+fix(otel): exported logs and spans will now have matching trace IDs
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/otel/tracingSDK.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/otel/tracingSDK.ts
index 9bfd098ffd..694212f71b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/otel/tracingSDK.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/otel/tracingSDK.ts
@@ -314,7 +314,9 @@ class ExternalSpanExporterWrapper {
       | { traceId: string; spanId: string; traceFlags: number; tracestate?: string }
       | undefined
   ) {
-    this._isExternallySampled = isTraceFlagSampled(externalTraceContext?.traceFlags);
+    this._isExternallySampled = externalTraceContext
+      ? isTraceFlagSampled(externalTraceContext.traceFlags)
+      : !!externalTraceId;
   }
 
   private transformSpan(span: ReadableSpan): ReadableSpan | undefined {
@@ -396,7 +398,9 @@ class ExternalLogRecordExporterWrapper {
       | { traceId: string; spanId: string; tracestate?: string; traceFlags: number }
       | undefined
   ) {
-    this._isExternallySampled = isTraceFlagSampled(externalTraceContext?.traceFlags);
+    this._isExternallySampled = externalTraceContext
+      ? isTraceFlagSampled(externalTraceContext.traceFlags)
+      : !!externalTraceId;
   }
 
   export(logs: any[], resultCallback: (result: any) => void): void {
@@ -416,16 +420,17 @@ class ExternalLogRecordExporterWrapper {
   }
 
   transformLogRecord(logRecord: ReadableLogRecord): ReadableLogRecord {
-    // If there's no spanContext, or if the externalTraceId is not set, return the original logRecord.
-    if (!logRecord.spanContext || !this.externalTraceId || !this.externalTraceContext) {
-      return logRecord;
-    }
-
     // Capture externalTraceId for use within the proxy's scope.
+    // Use externalTraceContext.traceId if available, otherwise fall back to generated externalTraceId
     const externalTraceId = this.externalTraceContext
       ? this.externalTraceContext.traceId
       : this.externalTraceId;
 
+    // If there's no spanContext, or if the externalTraceId is not set, return the original logRecord.
+    if (!logRecord.spanContext || !externalTraceId) {
+      return logRecord;
+    }
+
     return new Proxy(logRecord, {
       get(target, prop, receiver) {
         if (prop === "spanContext") {