diff --git a/config/o11y/otel.go b/config/o11y/otel.go
index 6e012b13e..c74cac383 100644
--- a/config/o11y/otel.go
+++ b/config/o11y/otel.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ type OtelConfig struct {
 	HTTPAuthorization secret.String
 
 	Dataset string
+	// UseEnvironments will cause spans to be sent to the new honeycomb environments
+	UseEnvironments bool
 
 	// DisableText prevents output to stdout for noisy services. Ignored if no other no hosts are supplied
 	DisableText bool
@@ -60,11 +62,41 @@ type OtelConfig struct {
 func Otel(ctx context.Context, o OtelConfig) (context.Context, func(context.Context), error) {
 	hostname, _ := os.Hostname()
 
+	cfg := o.otel()
+
 	mProv, err := metricsProvider(ctx, o, hostname)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctx, nil, fmt.Errorf("metrics provider failed: %w", err)
 	}
+	cfg.Metrics = mProv
+
+	o11yProvider, err := otel.New(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ctx, nil, err
+	}
+
+	o11yProvider.AddGlobalField("service", o.Service)
+	o11yProvider.AddGlobalField("version", o.Version)
+	if o.Mode != "" {
+		o11yProvider.AddGlobalField("mode", o.Mode)
+	}
+
+	if o.RollbarToken != "" {
+		client := rollbar.NewAsync(o.RollbarToken.Raw(), o.RollbarEnv, o.Version, hostname, o.RollbarServerRoot)
+		client.SetEnabled(!o.RollbarDisabled)
+		client.Message(rollbar.INFO, "Deployment")
+		o11yProvider = rollbarOtelProvider{
+			Provider:      o11yProvider,
+			rollBarClient: client,
+		}
+	}
+
+	ctx = o11y.WithProvider(ctx, o11yProvider)
+
+	return ctx, o11yProvider.Close, nil
+}
 
+func (o *OtelConfig) otel() otel.Config {
 	cfg := otel.Config{
 		GrpcHostAndPort:   o.GrpcHostAndPort,
 		HTTPTracesURL:     o.HTTPTracesURL,
@@ -75,7 +107,6 @@ func Otel(ctx context.Context, o OtelConfig) (context.Context, func(context.Cont
 			semconv.ServiceVersionKey.String(o.Version),
 			// Other Config specific fields
 			attribute.String("service.mode", o.Mode),
-			attribute.Bool("meta.environments", true),
 
 			// HC Backwards compatible fields - can remove once boards are updated
 			attribute.String("service", o.Service),
@@ -90,34 +121,11 @@ func Otel(ctx context.Context, o OtelConfig) (context.Context, func(context.Cont
 		SampleRates:   o.SampleRates,
 
 		Test: o.Test,
-
-		Metrics: mProv,
-	}
-
-	o11yProvider, err := otel.New(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ctx, nil, err
-	}
-
-	o11yProvider.AddGlobalField("service", o.Service)
-	o11yProvider.AddGlobalField("version", o.Version)
-	if o.Mode != "" {
-		o11yProvider.AddGlobalField("mode", o.Mode)
 	}
-
-	if o.RollbarToken != "" {
-		client := rollbar.NewAsync(o.RollbarToken.Raw(), o.RollbarEnv, o.Version, hostname, o.RollbarServerRoot)
-		client.SetEnabled(!o.RollbarDisabled)
-		client.Message(rollbar.INFO, "Deployment")
-		o11yProvider = rollbarOtelProvider{
-			Provider:      o11yProvider,
-			rollBarClient: client,
-		}
+	if o.UseEnvironments {
+		cfg.ResourceAttributes = append(cfg.ResourceAttributes, attribute.Bool("meta.environments", true))
 	}
-
-	ctx = o11y.WithProvider(ctx, o11yProvider)
-
-	return ctx, o11yProvider.Close, nil
+	return cfg
 }
 
 // N.B this copies the block from Setup, but don't factor that out since the HC stuff will be removed soon