diff --git a/examples/python/Dockerfile b/examples/python/Dockerfile
index 2bb29f3..9f6430b 100644
--- a/examples/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/python/Dockerfile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ COPY app.py .
 
 # Logging support is still in alpha, so we need to enable it explicitly
 ENV OTEL_PYTHON_LOGGING_AUTO_INSTRUMENTATION_ENABLED=true
+ENV OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER=otlp
 
 EXPOSE 8082
 
diff --git a/examples/python/oats.yaml b/examples/python/oats.yaml
index 5ee168b..2308b14 100644
--- a/examples/python/oats.yaml
+++ b/examples/python/oats.yaml
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ expected:
   metrics:
     - promql: 'http_server_active_requests{http_method="GET"}'
       value: ">= 0"
+  logs:
+    - logql: '{exporter="OTLP"} | json | body =~ `Anonymous player is rolling the dice.*`'
+      contains:
+        - 'Anonymous player is rolling the dice'
diff --git a/examples/python/run.sh b/examples/python/run.sh
index b50f3d8..b21a851 100755
--- a/examples/python/run.sh
+++ b/examples/python/run.sh
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ opentelemetry-bootstrap -a install
 
 # Step 2: Run the application
 export OTEL_PYTHON_LOGGING_AUTO_INSTRUMENTATION_ENABLED=true
+export OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER=otlp
 opentelemetry-instrument flask run -p 8082