diff --git a/medcat-trainer/webapp/api/core/wsgi.py b/medcat-trainer/webapp/api/core/wsgi.py
index 84259580e..dedc11c4e 100644
--- a/medcat-trainer/webapp/api/core/wsgi.py
+++ b/medcat-trainer/webapp/api/core/wsgi.py
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@
 
 import os
 
-from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
-
 os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'core.settings')
 
+# Initialize OpenTelemetry before Django so uwsgi/gunicorn get tracing (manage.py only runs for CLI).
+if os.environ.get('MCT_ENABLE_TRACING', 'False').lower() == 'true':
+    from opentelemetry.instrumentation import auto_instrumentation
+
+    auto_instrumentation.initialize()
+
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+
 application = get_wsgi_application()
diff --git a/medcat-trainer/webapp/api/manage.py b/medcat-trainer/webapp/api/manage.py
index 22082cdc7..850a472c6 100755
--- a/medcat-trainer/webapp/api/manage.py
+++ b/medcat-trainer/webapp/api/manage.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ def main():
     if os.environ.get('MCT_ENABLE_TRACING', 'False').lower() == 'true':
         from opentelemetry.instrumentation import auto_instrumentation
 
-        print("Initializing OpenTelemetry instrumentation")
         auto_instrumentation.initialize()
 
     try: