diff --git a/temporalio/contrib/opentelemetry/_otel_interceptor.py b/temporalio/contrib/opentelemetry/_otel_interceptor.py
index 6062f5022..c120fcd03 100644
--- a/temporalio/contrib/opentelemetry/_otel_interceptor.py
+++ b/temporalio/contrib/opentelemetry/_otel_interceptor.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def workflow_interceptor_class(
         provider = get_tracer_provider()
         if not isinstance(provider, ReplaySafeTracerProvider):
             raise ValueError(
-                "When using OpenTelemetryPlugin, the global trace provider must be a ReplaySafeTracerProvider. Use init_tracer_provider to create one."
+                "When using OpenTelemetryPlugin, the global trace provider must be a ReplaySafeTracerProvider. Use create_tracer_provider to create one."
             )
 
         class InterceptorWithState(_TracingWorkflowInboundInterceptor):