diff --git a/.expeditor/buildkite/verify.ps1 b/.expeditor/buildkite/verify.ps1
index d04613e1f..5fdda45f1 100644
--- a/.expeditor/buildkite/verify.ps1
+++ b/.expeditor/buildkite/verify.ps1
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ vault version
 echo "--- fetching License serverl url and keys from vault"
 # Note: Currently, the value for the local license server is a static IP address. Please update this to a DNS name when available.
 $Env:CHEF_LICENSE_SERVER=vault kv get -field ci secret/inspec/licensing/server
+# Note: Currently, this returns blank response
+$Env:CHEF_TELEMETRY_URL=vault kv get -field ci secret/inspec/telemetry/server
 
 echo "--- verifying if environment variables are set"
 
diff --git a/.expeditor/buildkite/verify.sh b/.expeditor/buildkite/verify.sh
index 096103cfd..012908c96 100755
--- a/.expeditor/buildkite/verify.sh
+++ b/.expeditor/buildkite/verify.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ unzip -o $VAULT_HOME/vault.zip -d $VAULT_HOME
 echo "--- fetching License serverl url and keys from vault"
 # Note: Currently, the value for the local license server is a static IP address. Please update this to a DNS name when available.
 export CHEF_LICENSE_SERVER=$($VAULT_HOME/vault kv get -field ci secret/inspec/licensing/server)
+# Note: Currently, this returns blank response
+export CHEF_TELEMETRY_URL=$($VAULT_HOME/vault kv get -field ci secret/inspec/telemetry/server)
 
 if [ -n "${CI_ENABLE_COVERAGE:-}" ]; then
   echo "--- fetching Sonar token from vault"
diff --git a/lib/inspec/utils/telemetry/http.rb b/lib/inspec/utils/telemetry/http.rb
index 403c46565..c2dfce4aa 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/utils/telemetry/http.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/utils/telemetry/http.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ module Inspec
   class Telemetry
     class HTTP < Base
       TELEMETRY_JOBS_PATH = "v1/job"
-      TELEMETRY_URL = if ChefLicensing::Config.license_server_url&.match?("acceptance")
-                        ENV["CHEF_TELEMETRY_URL"]
-                      else
-                        "https://services.chef.io/telemetry/"
-                      end
+      # Allow dev/CI to override the telemetry URL to a staging service
+      TELEMETRY_URL = ENV["CHEF_TELEMETRY_URL"] || "https://services.chef.io/telemetry/"
       def run_ending(opts)
         payload = super
         response = connection.post(TELEMETRY_JOBS_PATH) do |req|