diff --git a/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs b/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
index dab4f84df..42de1cb4f 100644
--- a/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ use arrow_array::RecordBatch;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use chrono::Utc;
 use http::StatusCode;
-use opentelemetry_proto::tonic::logs::v1::LogsData;
-use opentelemetry_proto::tonic::metrics::v1::MetricsData;
-use opentelemetry_proto::tonic::trace::v1::TracesData;
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 use crate::event::error::EventError;
@@ -34,9 +31,6 @@ use crate::event::format::{self, EventFormat, LogSource};
 use crate::handlers::{LOG_SOURCE_KEY, STREAM_NAME_HEADER_KEY};
 use crate::metadata::SchemaVersion;
 use crate::option::Mode;
-use crate::otel::logs::flatten_otel_logs;
-use crate::otel::metrics::flatten_otel_metrics;
-use crate::otel::traces::flatten_otel_traces;
 use crate::parseable::{StreamNotFound, PARSEABLE};
 use crate::storage::{ObjectStorageError, StreamType};
 use crate::utils::header_parsing::ParseHeaderError;
@@ -44,7 +38,7 @@ use crate::utils::json::flatten::JsonFlattenError;
 use crate::{event, LOCK_EXPECT};
 
 use super::logstream::error::{CreateStreamError, StreamError};
-use super::modal::utils::ingest_utils::{flatten_and_push_logs, push_logs};
+use super::modal::utils::ingest_utils::flatten_and_push_logs;
 use super::users::dashboards::DashboardError;
 use super::users::filters::FiltersError;
 
@@ -70,6 +64,14 @@ pub async fn ingest(req: HttpRequest, Json(json): Json<Value>) -> Result<HttpRes
         .get(LOG_SOURCE_KEY)
         .and_then(|h| h.to_str().ok())
         .map_or(LogSource::default(), LogSource::from);
+
+    if matches!(
+        log_source,
+        LogSource::OtelLogs | LogSource::OtelMetrics | LogSource::OtelTraces
+    ) {
+        return Err(PostError::OtelNotSupported);
+    }
+
     flatten_and_push_logs(json, &stream_name, &log_source).await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
@@ -133,11 +135,7 @@ pub async fn handle_otel_logs_ingestion(
         .create_stream_if_not_exists(&stream_name, StreamType::UserDefined, LogSource::OtelLogs)
         .await?;
 
-    //custom flattening required for otel logs
-    let logs: LogsData = serde_json::from_value(json)?;
-    for record in flatten_otel_logs(&logs) {
-        push_logs(&stream_name, record, &log_source).await?;
-    }
+    flatten_and_push_logs(json, &stream_name, &log_source).await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }
@@ -168,11 +166,7 @@ pub async fn handle_otel_metrics_ingestion(
         )
         .await?;
 
-    //custom flattening required for otel metrics
-    let metrics: MetricsData = serde_json::from_value(json)?;
-    for record in flatten_otel_metrics(metrics) {
-        push_logs(&stream_name, record, &log_source).await?;
-    }
+    flatten_and_push_logs(json, &stream_name, &log_source).await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }
@@ -200,11 +194,7 @@ pub async fn handle_otel_traces_ingestion(
         .create_stream_if_not_exists(&stream_name, StreamType::UserDefined, LogSource::OtelTraces)
         .await?;
 
-    //custom flattening required for otel traces
-    let traces: TracesData = serde_json::from_value(json)?;
-    for record in flatten_otel_traces(&traces) {
-        push_logs(&stream_name, record, &log_source).await?;
-    }
+    flatten_and_push_logs(json, &stream_name, &log_source).await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }
@@ -245,6 +235,14 @@ pub async fn post_event(
         .get(LOG_SOURCE_KEY)
         .and_then(|h| h.to_str().ok())
         .map_or(LogSource::default(), LogSource::from);
+
+    if matches!(
+        log_source,
+        LogSource::OtelLogs | LogSource::OtelMetrics | LogSource::OtelTraces
+    ) {
+        return Err(PostError::OtelNotSupported);
+    }
+
     flatten_and_push_logs(json, &stream_name, &log_source).await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
diff --git a/src/handlers/http/modal/utils/ingest_utils.rs b/src/handlers/http/modal/utils/ingest_utils.rs
index 402f4d3df..37f5ee368 100644
--- a/src/handlers/http/modal/utils/ingest_utils.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/http/modal/utils/ingest_utils.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 use arrow_schema::Field;
 use chrono::{DateTime, NaiveDateTime, Utc};
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use opentelemetry_proto::tonic::{
+    logs::v1::LogsData, metrics::v1::MetricsData, trace::v1::TracesData,
+};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ use crate::{
         kinesis::{flatten_kinesis_logs, Message},
     },
     metadata::SchemaVersion,
+    otel::{logs::flatten_otel_logs, metrics::flatten_otel_metrics, traces::flatten_otel_traces},
     parseable::{StreamNotFound, PARSEABLE},
     storage::StreamType,
     utils::json::{convert_array_to_object, flatten::convert_to_array},
@@ -45,14 +49,32 @@ pub async fn flatten_and_push_logs(
 ) -> Result<(), PostError> {
     match log_source {
         LogSource::Kinesis => {
+            //custom flattening required for Amazon Kinesis
             let message: Message = serde_json::from_value(json)?;
-            let json = flatten_kinesis_logs(message);
-            for record in json {
+            for record in flatten_kinesis_logs(message) {
                 push_logs(stream_name, record, &LogSource::default()).await?;
             }
         }
-        LogSource::OtelLogs | LogSource::OtelMetrics | LogSource::OtelTraces => {
-            return Err(PostError::OtelNotSupported);
+        LogSource::OtelLogs => {
+            //custom flattening required for otel logs
+            let logs: LogsData = serde_json::from_value(json)?;
+            for record in flatten_otel_logs(&logs) {
+                push_logs(stream_name, record, log_source).await?;
+            }
+        }
+        LogSource::OtelTraces => {
+            //custom flattening required for otel traces
+            let traces: TracesData = serde_json::from_value(json)?;
+            for record in flatten_otel_traces(&traces) {
+                push_logs(stream_name, record, log_source).await?;
+            }
+        }
+        LogSource::OtelMetrics => {
+            //custom flattening required for otel metrics
+            let metrics: MetricsData = serde_json::from_value(json)?;
+            for record in flatten_otel_metrics(metrics) {
+                push_logs(stream_name, record, log_source).await?;
+            }
         }
         _ => {
             push_logs(stream_name, json, log_source).await?;
@@ -61,7 +83,7 @@ pub async fn flatten_and_push_logs(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub async fn push_logs(
+async fn push_logs(
     stream_name: &str,
     json: Value,
     log_source: &LogSource,