diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp.go
index 724a9fc55af..a93910eba2e 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp.go
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ func (r *Receiver) Export(ctx context.Context, req plogotlp.ExportRequest) (plog
 		return plogotlp.NewExportResponse(), s.Err()
 	}
 
-	return plogotlp.NewExportResponse(), err
+	return plogotlp.NewExportResponse(), nil
 }