diff --git a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/bearer-token/alloy-receiver.alloy b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/bearer-token/alloy-receiver.alloy
index 2979b4edf..e132e6291 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/bearer-token/alloy-receiver.alloy
+++ b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/bearer-token/alloy-receiver.alloy
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "tempo" {
 otelcol.exporter.otlp "tempo" {
   client {
     endpoint = "http://tempo.tempo.svc:4317"
+    auth = otelcol.auth.bearer.tempo.handler
     headers = {
       "X-Scope-OrgID" = nonsensitive(remote.kubernetes.secret.tempo.data["tenantId"]),
     }
diff --git a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/bearer-token/output.yaml b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/bearer-token/output.yaml
index d2f4da3d0..dae047fe6 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/bearer-token/output.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/bearer-token/output.yaml
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ data:
     otelcol.exporter.otlp "tempo" {
       client {
         endpoint = "http://tempo.tempo.svc:4317"
+        auth = otelcol.auth.bearer.tempo.handler
         headers = {
           "X-Scope-OrgID" = nonsensitive(remote.kubernetes.secret.tempo.data["tenantId"]),
         }
diff --git a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/embedded-secrets/alloy-receiver.alloy b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/embedded-secrets/alloy-receiver.alloy
index 625f0d0fa..c2c417ea5 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/embedded-secrets/alloy-receiver.alloy
+++ b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/embedded-secrets/alloy-receiver.alloy
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "tempo" {
 otelcol.exporter.otlp "tempo" {
   client {
     endpoint = "http://tempo.tempo.svc:4317"
+    auth = otelcol.auth.basic.tempo.handler
     headers = {
     }
     tls {
diff --git a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/embedded-secrets/output.yaml b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/embedded-secrets/output.yaml
index 59c51b1fd..85f606f35 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/embedded-secrets/output.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/embedded-secrets/output.yaml
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ data:
     otelcol.exporter.otlp "tempo" {
       client {
         endpoint = "http://tempo.tempo.svc:4317"
+        auth = otelcol.auth.basic.tempo.handler
         headers = {
         }
         tls {
diff --git a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/external-secrets/alloy-receiver.alloy b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/external-secrets/alloy-receiver.alloy
index 12bc04aef..a69fe0fd7 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/external-secrets/alloy-receiver.alloy
+++ b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/external-secrets/alloy-receiver.alloy
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "tempo" {
 otelcol.exporter.otlp "tempo" {
   client {
     endpoint = "http://tempo.tempo.svc:4317"
+    auth = otelcol.auth.bearer.tempo.handler
     headers = {
       "X-Scope-OrgID" = nonsensitive(remote.kubernetes.secret.tempo.data["tenantId"]),
     }
diff --git a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/external-secrets/output.yaml b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/external-secrets/output.yaml
index b4c6658e5..0b7cd1126 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/external-secrets/output.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8s-monitoring/docs/examples/auth/external-secrets/output.yaml
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ data:
     otelcol.exporter.otlp "tempo" {
       client {
         endpoint = "http://tempo.tempo.svc:4317"
+        auth = otelcol.auth.bearer.tempo.handler
         headers = {
           "X-Scope-OrgID" = nonsensitive(remote.kubernetes.secret.tempo.data["tenantId"]),
         }
diff --git a/charts/k8s-monitoring/templates/destinations/_destination_otlp.tpl b/charts/k8s-monitoring/templates/destinations/_destination_otlp.tpl
index d1eacd795..6da902a12 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-monitoring/templates/destinations/_destination_otlp.tpl
+++ b/charts/k8s-monitoring/templates/destinations/_destination_otlp.tpl
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ otelcol.exporter.otlphttp {{ include "helper.alloy_name" .name | quote }} {
 {{- else }}
     endpoint = {{ .url | quote }} 
 {{- end }}
-{{- if eq .authMode "basic" }}
+{{- if eq .auth.type "basic" }}
     auth = otelcol.auth.basic.{{ include "helper.alloy_name" .name }}.handler
-{{- else if eq .authMode "bearerToken" }}
+{{- else if eq .auth.type "bearerToken" }}
     auth = otelcol.auth.bearer.{{ include "helper.alloy_name" .name }}.handler
 {{- end }}
     headers = {