diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/README.md b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/README.md
index 93354df06c0..0b3a39947cc 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/README.md
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/README.md
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ The following environment variables can be used (instead of options objects) to
 
 | Name | Description | Default | Override with |
 |------|-------------|---------|---------------|
-| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` | Endpoint to which the exporter is going to send traces or metrics. If the scheme is `http` or `unix` this will also set `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE` to true | `http://localhost:4317` | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT`, [WithEndpoint()] |
-| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT` | Endpoint to which the exporter is going to send metrics. If the scheme is `http` or `unix` this will also set `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE` to true | `http://localhost:4317` | [WithEndpoint()] |
+| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` | Endpoint to which the exporter is going to send traces or metrics. If the scheme is `http` or `unix` this will also set `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE` to true | `https://localhost:4317` | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT`, [WithEndpoint()] |
+| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT` | Endpoint to which the exporter is going to send metrics. If the scheme is `http` or `unix` this will also set `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE` to true | `https://localhost:4317` | [WithEndpoint()] |
 | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE` | If set to true the connection will not attempt to use TLS when connecting | `false` | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_INSECURE`, [WithInsecure()] |
 | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_INSECURE` | If set to true the connection will not attempt to use TLS when connecting | `false` | [WithInsecure()] |
 | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS` | A list of headers to send with each request | none | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS`, [WithHeaders()] |
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp/README.md b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp/README.md
index 4d8f39e8c04..0819ba73307 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp/README.md
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp/README.md
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ The following environment variables can be used (instead of options objects) to
 
 | Name | Description | Default | Override with |
 |------|-------------|---------|---------------|
-| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` | Endpoint to which the exporter is going to send traces or metrics. If the scheme is `http` or `unix` this will also set `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE` to true | `http://localhost:4317` | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT`, [WithEndpoint()] |
-| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT` | Endpoint to which the exporter is going to send metrics. If the scheme is `http` or `unix` this will also set `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE` to true | `http://localhost:4317/v1/metrics` | [WithEndpoint()] |
+| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` | Endpoint to which the exporter is going to send traces or metrics. If the scheme is `http` or `unix` this will also set `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE` to true | `https://localhost:4317` | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT`, [WithEndpoint()] |
+| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT` | Endpoint to which the exporter is going to send metrics. If the scheme is `http` or `unix` this will also set `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE` to true | `https://localhost:4317/v1/metrics` | [WithEndpoint()] |
 | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE` | If set to true the connection will not attempt to use TLS when connecting | `false` | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_INSECURE`, [WithInsecure()] |
 | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_INSECURE` | If set to true the connection will not attempt to use TLS when connecting | `false` | [WithInsecure()] |
 | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS` | A list of headers to send with each request | none | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS`, [WithHeaders()] |