diff --git a/helm/config/default.conf b/helm/config/default.conf
index 71295a1..f38abee 100644
--- a/helm/config/default.conf
+++ b/helm/config/default.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-split_clients "$otel_trace_id" $ratio_sampler {
-              {{ .Values.opentelemetry.ratio }}%              on;
-              *                off;
-}
-
 server {
     listen 8080;
     server_name  localhost;
@@ -12,9 +7,6 @@ server {
     include /etc/nginx/conf.d/{{ .Values.nginx.additionalConf.fileName }};
     {{- end }}
 
-    # Include OpenTelemetry tracing configuration
-    {{ include "nginx.otelTrace" . | nindent 4 }}
-
     # In case you use "add_header" in the location block, these "add_header" will be ignored!
     add_header 'Access-Control-Max-Age' '{{ .Values.nginx.maxAge | default "7200" }}';
     add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' {{ .Values.nginx.allowedOrigins | default "*" | squote }};
diff --git a/helm/config/nginx.conf b/helm/config/nginx.conf
index 478d43a..08623b6 100644
--- a/helm/config/nginx.conf
+++ b/helm/config/nginx.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ events {
 
 
 http {
+    {{ include "nginx.otelRatioSampler" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{ include "nginx.otelTrace" . | nindent 4 }}
     otel_service_name {{ .Values.opentelemetry.serviceName }};
     otel_exporter {
         endpoint {{ .Values.opentelemetry.exporterHost }}:{{ .Values.opentelemetry.exporterPort }};
diff --git a/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 55e756c..d8671aa 100644
--- a/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ Returns the port for NGINX Prometheus Exporter
     {{ toJson $subPathsList }}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/*
+Generate OpenTelemetry ratio sampler split_clients block
+*/}}
+{{- define "nginx.otelRatioSampler" -}}
+split_clients "$otel_trace_id" $ratio_sampler {
+              {{ .Values.opentelemetry.ratio }}%              on;
+              *                off;
+}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{/*
 Generate OpenTelemetry trace configuration
 */}}