diff --git a/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml b/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml
index 56e8088f..dbe297f3 100644
--- a/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml
+++ b/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ spec:
             key: kubernetes.node_name
             from_attribute: k8s.node.name
       batch:
-        send_batch_size: 1000
+        send_batch_size: 5
         timeout: 10s  
     exporters:
       loki: