diff --git a/exporter/sematextexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/sematextexporter/config_test.go
index 5321f83411ce..fb769ac1a24c 100644
--- a/exporter/sematextexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/sematextexporter/config_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Region:          "US",
 				AppToken:       "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
-				MetricsSchema:   "otel-v1",
+				MetricsSchema:   "telegraf-prometheus-v2",
 				PayloadMaxLines: 72,
 				PayloadMaxBytes: 27,
 			},
diff --git a/exporter/sematextexporter/testdata/config.yaml b/exporter/sematextexporter/testdata/config.yaml
index 026fcf576a87..b274bfa0e1a6 100644
--- a/exporter/sematextexporter/testdata/config.yaml
+++ b/exporter/sematextexporter/testdata/config.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ sematext/override-config:
     max_elapsed_time: 10s
   region: US  
   app_token: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-  metrics_schema: otel-v1
+  metrics_schema: telegraf-prometheus-v2
   payload_max_lines: 72
   payload_max_bytes: 27