diff --git a/bte-pm2.json b/bte-pm2.json
index 3b286188..06e9b38b 100644
--- a/bte-pm2.json
+++ b/bte-pm2.json
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
       "name": "bte-trapi",
       "cwd": ".",
       "script": "./packages/bte-server/built/server.js",
+      "node_args": [
+        "--require",
+        "./packages/bte-server/built/controllers/opentelemetry.js"
+      ],
       "exec_mode": "cluster",
       "instances": 4,
       "autorestart": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c25af375..6c4907ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "basic-start": "node .",
     "start": "./scripts/start_server.sh",
     "stop": "./scripts/stop_server.sh",
-    "watch": "nodemon -e js,mjs,json,ts --watch './packages/**/src/*' './packages/**/data/*' --exec 'pnpm run build && node --require ./packages/bte-server/built/controllers/opentelemetry.js .'",
+    "watch": "nodemon -e js,mjs,json,ts --watch './packages/**/src/*' './packages/**/data/*' --exec 'pnpm run build && node .'",
     "debug": "DEBUG=biomedical-id-resolver,bte* pnpm run watch"
   },
   "engines": {