diff --git a/tools/stress-cluster/services/otelcollector/otel-collector-config.yml b/tools/stress-cluster/services/otelcollector/otel-collector-config.yml
index fe7a2e088d7..b2aa5e64a3e 100644
--- a/tools/stress-cluster/services/otelcollector/otel-collector-config.yml
+++ b/tools/stress-cluster/services/otelcollector/otel-collector-config.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ service:
     logs:
       receivers: [otlp]
       processors: [batch]
-      exporters: [azuremonitor]
+      exporters: [logging, azuremonitor]
 
 exporters:
   logging:
-    verbosity: normal
+    verbosity: detailed
   azuremonitor:
-#    connection_string: "%APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING%"
+    connection_string: "${env:APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING}"
diff --git a/tools/stress-cluster/services/otelcollector/startup.sh b/tools/stress-cluster/services/otelcollector/startup.sh
index 3abd8e7db03..377c00b12f7 100755
--- a/tools/stress-cluster/services/otelcollector/startup.sh
+++ b/tools/stress-cluster/services/otelcollector/startup.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 set -ex
 
 source $ENV_FILE
-echo "    connection_string: \"$APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING\"" >> /otel-collector-config.yml
 /otelcol-contrib --config otel-collector-config.yml $@