diff --git a/exporter/awscloudwatchlogsexporter/exporter_test.go b/exporter/awscloudwatchlogsexporter/exporter_test.go
index 950ee1060bbf..b3beb77bcb7b 100644
--- a/exporter/awscloudwatchlogsexporter/exporter_test.go
+++ b/exporter/awscloudwatchlogsexporter/exporter_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ func init() {
 type mockPusher struct {
 	mock.Mock
 }
+type mockHost struct {
+	component.Host
+}
+
+func (m *mockHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Component {
+	return nil
+}
 
 func (p *mockPusher) AddLogEntry(_ *cwlogs.Event) error {
 	args := p.Called(nil)
@@ -509,7 +516,14 @@ func TestNewExporterWithoutRegionErr(t *testing.T) {
 	factory := NewFactory()
 	expCfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
 	expCfg.MaxRetries = 0
+	expCfg.Region = "" // Ensure the region is not set
+
 	exp, err := newCwLogsExporter(expCfg, exportertest.NewNopSettings())
-	assert.Nil(t, exp)
-	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.NoError(t, err) // The exporter creation should not fail
+	assert.NotNil(t, exp)  // The exporter should be created
+
+	// Now try to start the exporter
+	err = exp.Start(context.Background(), &mockHost{})
+	assert.Error(t, err) // The start should fail due to missing region
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "NoAwsRegion")
 }
diff --git a/exporter/awsxrayexporter/awsxray.go b/exporter/awsxrayexporter/awsxray.go
index 07ec1230bde6..2f6432da1a23 100644
--- a/exporter/awsxrayexporter/awsxray.go
+++ b/exporter/awsxrayexporter/awsxray.go
@@ -44,17 +44,10 @@ func newTracesExporter(
 	typeLog := zap.String("type", set.ID.Type().String())
 	nameLog := zap.String("name", set.ID.String())
 	logger := set.Logger
-	awsConfig, session, err := awsutil.GetAWSConfigSession(logger, cn, &cfg.AWSSessionSettings)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	xrayClient := awsxray.NewXRayClient(logger, awsConfig, set.BuildInfo, session)
-	sender := telemetry.NewNopSender()
-	if cfg.TelemetryConfig.Enabled {
-		opts := telemetry.ToOptions(cfg.TelemetryConfig, session, &cfg.AWSSessionSettings)
-		opts = append(opts, telemetry.WithLogger(set.Logger))
-		sender = registry.Register(set.ID, cfg.TelemetryConfig, xrayClient, opts...)
-	}
+
+	var xrayClient awsxray.XRayClient
+	var sender telemetry.Sender = telemetry.NewNopSender()
+
 	return exporterhelper.NewTracesExporter(
 		context.TODO(),
 		set,
@@ -99,7 +92,19 @@ func newTracesExporter(
 			}
 			return err
 		},
-		exporterhelper.WithStart(func(_ context.Context, host component.Host) error {
+		exporterhelper.WithStart(func(ctx context.Context, host component.Host) error {
+			awsConfig, session, err := awsutil.GetAWSConfigSession(logger, cn, &cfg.AWSSessionSettings)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			xrayClient = awsxray.NewXRayClient(logger, awsConfig, set.BuildInfo, session)
+
+			if cfg.TelemetryConfig.Enabled {
+				opts := telemetry.ToOptions(cfg.TelemetryConfig, session, &cfg.AWSSessionSettings)
+				opts = append(opts, telemetry.WithLogger(set.Logger))
+				sender = registry.Register(set.ID, cfg.TelemetryConfig, xrayClient, opts...)
+			}
+
 			sender.Start()
 			if cfg.MiddlewareID != nil {
 				awsmiddleware.TryConfigure(logger, host, *cfg.MiddlewareID, awsmiddleware.SDKv1(xrayClient.Handlers()))
diff --git a/exporter/awsxrayexporter/awsxray_test.go b/exporter/awsxrayexporter/awsxray_test.go
index 4a76aee04928..28df48f42d26 100644
--- a/exporter/awsxrayexporter/awsxray_test.go
+++ b/exporter/awsxrayexporter/awsxray_test.go
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ func BenchmarkForTracesExporter(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }
 
+type mockHost struct {
+	component.Host
+}
+
+func (m *mockHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Component {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func initializeTracesExporter(t testing.TB, exporterConfig *Config, registry telemetry.Registry) exporter.Traces {
 	t.Helper()
 	mconn := new(awsutil.Conn)
@@ -213,9 +221,12 @@ func initializeTracesExporter(t testing.TB, exporterConfig *Config, registry tel
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	err = traceExporter.Start(context.Background(), &mockHost{})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 	return traceExporter
 }
-
 func generateConfig(t testing.TB) *Config {
 	t.Setenv("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", "AKIASSWVJUY4PZXXXXXX")
 	t.Setenv("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", "XYrudg2H87u+ADAAq19Wqx3D41a09RsTXXXXXXXX")