diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc/internal/retry/retry.go b/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc/internal/retry/retry.go
index 1a5684d6e87..9f6389871cc 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc/internal/retry/retry.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc/internal/retry/retry.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c Config) RequestFunc(evaluate EvaluateFunc) RequestFunc {
 
 			// Check if context is canceled before attempting to wait and retry.
 			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", ctx.Err(), err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", context.Cause(ctx), err)
 			}
 
 			if maxElapsedTime != 0 && time.Since(startTime) > maxElapsedTime {
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp/internal/retry/retry.go b/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp/internal/retry/retry.go
index 46e545bee4b..5a9d0fb0002 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp/internal/retry/retry.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp/internal/retry/retry.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c Config) RequestFunc(evaluate EvaluateFunc) RequestFunc {
 
 			// Check if context is canceled before attempting to wait and retry.
 			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", ctx.Err(), err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", context.Cause(ctx), err)
 			}
 
 			if maxElapsedTime != 0 && time.Since(startTime) > maxElapsedTime {
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/internal/retry/retry.go b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/internal/retry/retry.go
index c14e5ae78a0..27412eedc8b 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/internal/retry/retry.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/internal/retry/retry.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c Config) RequestFunc(evaluate EvaluateFunc) RequestFunc {
 
 			// Check if context is canceled before attempting to wait and retry.
 			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", ctx.Err(), err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", context.Cause(ctx), err)
 			}
 
 			if maxElapsedTime != 0 && time.Since(startTime) > maxElapsedTime {
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp/internal/retry/retry.go b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp/internal/retry/retry.go
index b4b5c013d4c..59da5eee68b 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp/internal/retry/retry.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp/internal/retry/retry.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c Config) RequestFunc(evaluate EvaluateFunc) RequestFunc {
 
 			// Check if context is canceled before attempting to wait and retry.
 			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", ctx.Err(), err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", context.Cause(ctx), err)
 			}
 
 			if maxElapsedTime != 0 && time.Since(startTime) > maxElapsedTime {
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/internal/retry/retry.go b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/internal/retry/retry.go
index a7b8e81a786..3505fbe88a1 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/internal/retry/retry.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/internal/retry/retry.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c Config) RequestFunc(evaluate EvaluateFunc) RequestFunc {
 
 			// Check if context is canceled before attempting to wait and retry.
 			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", ctx.Err(), err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", context.Cause(ctx), err)
 			}
 
 			if maxElapsedTime != 0 && time.Since(startTime) > maxElapsedTime {
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/internal/retry/retry.go b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/internal/retry/retry.go
index bf39808254f..ba030b9ec90 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/internal/retry/retry.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/internal/retry/retry.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c Config) RequestFunc(evaluate EvaluateFunc) RequestFunc {
 
 			// Check if context is canceled before attempting to wait and retry.
 			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", ctx.Err(), err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", context.Cause(ctx), err)
 			}
 
 			if maxElapsedTime != 0 && time.Since(startTime) > maxElapsedTime {
diff --git a/internal/shared/otlp/retry/retry.go.tmpl b/internal/shared/otlp/retry/retry.go.tmpl
index 1a5684d6e87..9f6389871cc 100644
--- a/internal/shared/otlp/retry/retry.go.tmpl
+++ b/internal/shared/otlp/retry/retry.go.tmpl
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c Config) RequestFunc(evaluate EvaluateFunc) RequestFunc {
 
 			// Check if context is canceled before attempting to wait and retry.
 			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", ctx.Err(), err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", context.Cause(ctx), err)
 			}
 
 			if maxElapsedTime != 0 && time.Since(startTime) > maxElapsedTime {