diff --git a/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go b/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go
index e7ef71346..74651128d 100644
--- a/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go
@@ -117,9 +117,10 @@ func NewDeschedulerCommand(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 func Run(ctx context.Context, rs *options.DeschedulerServer) error {
 	err := tracing.NewTracerProvider(ctx, rs.Tracing.CollectorEndpoint, rs.Tracing.TransportCert, rs.Tracing.ServiceName, rs.Tracing.ServiceNamespace, rs.Tracing.SampleRate, rs.Tracing.FallbackToNoOpProviderOnError)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to create tracer provider")
 	}
 	defer tracing.Shutdown(ctx)
+
 	// increase the fake watch channel so the dry-run mode can be run
 	// over a cluster with thousands of pods
 	watch.DefaultChanSize = 100000
diff --git a/pkg/tracing/tracing.go b/pkg/tracing/tracing.go
index 9af141754..53cb4f7fc 100644
--- a/pkg/tracing/tracing.go
+++ b/pkg/tracing/tracing.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/propagation"
 	sdkresource "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
-	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.12.0"
+	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.24.0"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"