diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
index e95f8e3d956..4a730e20aab 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func NewBaseExporter(set exporter.Settings, signal pipeline.Signal, osf ObsrepSe
 		q := be.queueFactory(
 			context.Background(),
 			exporterqueue.Settings{
-				Signal:           be.Signal,
+				Signal:           signal,
 				ExporterSettings: be.Set,
 			},
 			be.queueCfg)