diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index ea0f6f5ee4..c41cf4ee40 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ Please note that --` + MetricsHTTPFlag.Name + ` must be set to start the server.
 	RPCTelemetrySampleRatioFlag = &cli.Float64Flag{
 		Name:     "rpc.telemetry.sample-ratio",
 		Usage:    "Defines the sampling ratio for RPC telemetry (0.0 to 1.0)",
-		Value:    1.0,
+		Value:    node.DefaultConfig.OpenTelemetry.SampleRatio,
 		Category: flags.APICategory,
 	}
 	// Era flags are a group of flags related to the era archive format.
diff --git a/node/defaults.go b/node/defaults.go
index 403a7f88a3..3410fa2ae5 100644
--- a/node/defaults.go
+++ b/node/defaults.go
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ var DefaultConfig = Config{
 		DiscoveryV5: true,
 	},
 	DBEngine: "", // Use whatever exists, will default to Pebble if non-existent and supported
+	OpenTelemetry: OpenTelemetryConfig{
+		SampleRatio: 1.0,
+	},
 }
 
 // DefaultDataDir is the default data directory to use for the databases and other