diff --git a/rootfs/Dockerfile b/rootfs/Dockerfile
index 0bf9a0304..48c57a74e 100644
--- a/rootfs/Dockerfile
+++ b/rootfs/Dockerfile
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.revision="${COMMIT_SHA}"
 
 LABEL build_id="${BUILD_ID}"
 
-ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/modules_mount/etc/nginx/modules/modules
-
 WORKDIR  /etc/nginx
 
 RUN apk update \
@@ -61,7 +59,12 @@ RUN bash -xeu -c ' \
   for dir in "${writeDirs[@]}"; do \
     mkdir -p ${dir}; \
     chown -R www-data.www-data ${dir}; \
-  done'
+  done' \
+  # LD_LIBRARY_PATH does not work so below is needed for  opentelemetry/other modules
+  # Put libs of newer modules under `/modules_mount/<other>/lib` and add that path below
+  # Could get complicated arch specific paths become a need
+  && echo "/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib:/modules_mount/otel/lib" > /etc/ld-musl-x86_64.path
+  
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache libcap \
   && setcap    cap_net_bind_service=+ep /nginx-ingress-controller \
diff --git a/rootfs/Dockerfile.chroot b/rootfs/Dockerfile.chroot
index 04adccf8a..10a335679 100644
--- a/rootfs/Dockerfile.chroot
+++ b/rootfs/Dockerfile.chroot
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ LABEL build_id="${BUILD_ID}"
 ENV LUA_PATH="/usr/local/share/luajit-2.1.0-beta3/?.lua;/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/?.lua;/usr/local/lib/lua/?.lua;;"
 ENV LUA_CPATH="/usr/local/lib/lua/?/?.so;/usr/local/lib/lua/?.so;;"
 ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/luajit/bin:/usr/local/nginx/sbin:/usr/local/nginx/bin
-ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/modules_mount/etc/nginx/modules/modules
 
 RUN apk update \
   && apk upgrade \
@@ -81,7 +80,11 @@ RUN bash -xeu -c ' \
   for dir in "${writeDirs[@]}"; do \
     mkdir -p ${dir}; \
     chown -R www-data.www-data ${dir}; \
-  done'
+  done' \
+  # LD_LIBRARY_PATH does not work so below is needed for  opentelemetry/other modules
+  # Put libs of newer modules under `/modules_mount/<other>/lib` and add that path below
+  # Could get complicated arch specific paths become a need
+  && echo "/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib:/modules_mount/otel/lib" > /etc/ld-musl-x86_64.path
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache libcap \
   && setcap    cap_sys_chroot,cap_net_bind_service=+ep /nginx-ingress-controller \