diff --git a/telemetry.go b/telemetry.go
index 220c60e2..f8a43c2d 100644
--- a/telemetry.go
+++ b/telemetry.go
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ func InitTelemetry(ctx context.Context, cfg TelemetryConfig) (func(context.Conte
 	}
 
 	// Set up resource.
-	res, err := resource.Merge(resource.Default(),
-		resource.NewWithAttributes(semconv.SchemaURL,
-			semconv.ServiceName(cfg.ServiceName),
-			semconv.ServiceVersion(Version),
-		))
+	res, err := resources(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, handleErr(err)
 	}
@@ -227,3 +223,11 @@ func newMeterProvider(exp sdkmetric.Exporter, res *resource.Resource) (*sdkmetri
 
 	return meterProvider, nil
 }
+
+func resources(cfg TelemetryConfig) (*resource.Resource, error) {
+	return resource.Merge(resource.Default(),
+		resource.NewWithAttributes(semconv.SchemaURL,
+			semconv.ServiceName(cfg.ServiceName),
+			semconv.ServiceVersion(Version),
+		))
+}
diff --git a/telemetry_test.go b/telemetry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90129a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telemetry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package bramble
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestResources(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := TelemetryConfig{Enabled: true}
+	_, err := resources(cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}