diff --git a/src/otel.zig b/src/otel.zig
index 85ac80952345cb45b47b3c11225f1b199feba367..fd9a80a617f887b2ad054c485f39a2120e835ed8 100644
--- a/src/otel.zig
+++ b/src/otel.zig
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ pub fn init(args: struct {}) !void {
             break;
         }
     }
+    if (@"os.version" == null) std.log.warn("/etc/os-release did not contain a VERSION_ID field", .{});
+    if (@"os.name" == null) std.log.warn("/etc/os-release did not contain a NAME field", .{});
 }
 
 pub fn deinit() void {