diff --git a/crates/common/src/config/telemetry.rs b/crates/common/src/config/telemetry.rs
index 59d5e91e..a72b68d5 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/config/telemetry.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/config/telemetry.rs
@@ -810,7 +810,11 @@ fn apply_events(
     for event_or_many in event_types {
         match event_or_many {
             EventOrMany::Event(event_type) => {
-                apply_fn(event_type);
+                if inclusive {
+                    apply_fn(event_type);
+                } else {
+                    exclude_events.insert(event_type);
+                }
             }
             EventOrMany::StartsWith(value) => {
                 for (event_type, name) in event_names.iter() {
diff --git a/tests/resources/otel/stalwart-config.toml b/tests/resources/otel/stalwart-config.toml
index 99f8df2c..85e81452 100644
--- a/tests/resources/otel/stalwart-config.toml
+++ b/tests/resources/otel/stalwart-config.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@ tracer.otel.transport = "grpc"
 tracer.otel.endpoint = "http://127.0.0.1:4317"
 tracer.otel.level = "trace"
 metrics.open-telemetry.interval = "10s"
-metrics.open-telemetry.enable = true
 metrics.open-telemetry.endpoint = "http://127.0.0.1:4317"
 metrics.open-telemetry.transport = "grpc"