diff --git a/braintrust/templates/ai-gateway-configmap.yaml b/braintrust/templates/ai-gateway-configmap.yaml
index 2bbc19e..dd524cf 100644
--- a/braintrust/templates/ai-gateway-configmap.yaml
+++ b/braintrust/templates/ai-gateway-configmap.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ data:
   {{- end }}
   {{- if .Values.global.controlPlaneTelemetry }}
   {{- $appUrl := .Values.aiGateway.braintrustAppUrl | trimSuffix "/" }}
+  {{- if eq $appUrl "https://www.braintrust.dev" }}
+  OTLP_HTTP_ENDPOINT: "https://pulse.braintrust.dev/otel"
+  {{- else }}
   OTLP_HTTP_ENDPOINT: {{ printf "%s/api/pulse/otel" $appUrl | quote }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/braintrust/tests/ai-gateway-configmap_test.yaml b/braintrust/tests/ai-gateway-configmap_test.yaml
index 3f558bc..bd0bba5 100644
--- a/braintrust/tests/ai-gateway-configmap_test.yaml
+++ b/braintrust/tests/ai-gateway-configmap_test.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ tests:
           path: data.BRAINTRUST_URL_SECURITY_ALLOW_CIDRS
       - equal:
           path: data.OTLP_HTTP_ENDPOINT
-          value: "https://www.braintrust.dev/api/pulse/otel"
+          value: "https://pulse.braintrust.dev/otel"
 
   - it: should include URL security env vars when configured
     values:
@@ -125,6 +125,19 @@ tests:
       - isNull:
           path: data.OTLP_HTTP_ENDPOINT
 
+  - it: should send OTLP directly to Pulse for the default app URL with trailing slash
+    values:
+      - __fixtures__/base-values.yaml
+    set:
+      aiGateway.enabled: true
+      aiGateway.braintrustAppUrl: "https://www.braintrust.dev/"
+    release:
+      namespace: "braintrust"
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: data.OTLP_HTTP_ENDPOINT
+          value: "https://pulse.braintrust.dev/otel"
+
   - it: should derive OTLP_HTTP_ENDPOINT from braintrustAppUrl
     values:
       - __fixtures__/base-values.yaml