diff --git a/cmd/virtual-kubelet/internal/commands/root/tracing_register_jaeger.go b/cmd/virtual-kubelet/internal/commands/root/tracing_register_jaeger.go
index f23b56f34..3241d36dc 100644
--- a/cmd/virtual-kubelet/internal/commands/root/tracing_register_jaeger.go
+++ b/cmd/virtual-kubelet/internal/commands/root/tracing_register_jaeger.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package root
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/jaeger"
@@ -31,17 +32,21 @@ func init() {
 // NewJaegerExporter creates a new opencensus tracing exporter.
 func NewJaegerExporter(opts TracingExporterOptions) (trace.Exporter, error) {
 	jOpts := jaeger.Options{
-		Endpoint:      os.Getenv("JAEGER_ENDPOINT"),
-		AgentEndpoint: os.Getenv("JAEGER_AGENT_ENDPOINT"),
-		Username:      os.Getenv("JAEGER_USER"),
-		Password:      os.Getenv("JAEGER_PASSWORD"),
+		Endpoint:          os.Getenv("JAEGER_ENDPOINT"), // deprecated
+		CollectorEndpoint: os.Getenv("JAEGER_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT"),
+		AgentEndpoint:     os.Getenv("JAEGER_AGENT_ENDPOINT"),
+		Username:          os.Getenv("JAEGER_USER"),
+		Password:          os.Getenv("JAEGER_PASSWORD"),
 		Process: jaeger.Process{
 			ServiceName: opts.ServiceName,
 		},
 	}
 
-	if jOpts.Endpoint == "" && jOpts.AgentEndpoint == "" { // nolint:staticcheck
-		return nil, errors.New("Must specify either JAEGER_ENDPOINT or JAEGER_AGENT_ENDPOINT")
+	if jOpts.Endpoint != "" && jOpts.CollectorEndpoint == "" {
+		jOpts.CollectorEndpoint = fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/traces", jOpts.Endpoint)
+	}
+	if jOpts.CollectorEndpoint == "" && jOpts.AgentEndpoint == "" { // nolint:staticcheck
+		return nil, errors.New("Must specify either JAEGER_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT or JAEGER_AGENT_ENDPOINT")
 	}
 
 	for k, v := range opts.Tags {