diff --git a/pkg/instrumentation/sdk.go b/pkg/instrumentation/sdk.go
index a5bf12e656..65faf670dd 100644
--- a/pkg/instrumentation/sdk.go
+++ b/pkg/instrumentation/sdk.go
@@ -186,6 +186,15 @@ func (i *sdkInjector) injectCommonSDKConfig(ctx context.Context, otelinst v1alph
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Move OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES to last position on env list.
+	// When OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES environment variable uses other env vars
+	// as attributes value they have to be configured before.
+	// It is mandatory to set right order to avoid attributes with value
+	// pointing to the name of used environment variable instead of its value.
+	idx = getIndexOfEnv(container.Env, constants.EnvOTELResourceAttrs)
+	envs := moveEnvToListEnd(container.Env, idx)
+	container.Env = envs
+
 	return pod
 }
 
@@ -321,3 +330,13 @@ func getIndexOfEnv(envs []corev1.EnvVar, name string) int {
 	}
 	return -1
 }
+
+func moveEnvToListEnd(envs []corev1.EnvVar, idx int) []corev1.EnvVar {
+	if idx >= 0 && idx < len(envs) {
+		envToMove := envs[idx]
+		envs = append(envs[:idx], envs[idx+1:]...)
+		envs = append(envs, envToMove)
+	}
+
+	return envs
+}
diff --git a/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go b/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go
index 4ee0e63c0f..10030b6099 100644
--- a/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go
+++ b/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go
@@ -171,10 +171,6 @@ func TestSDKInjection(t *testing.T) {
 										},
 									},
 								},
-								{
-									Name:  "OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES",
-									Value: "k8s.container.name=application-name,k8s.deployment.name=my-deployment,k8s.deployment.uid=depuid,k8s.namespace.name=project1,k8s.node.name=$(OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME),k8s.pod.name=app,k8s.pod.uid=pod-uid,k8s.replicaset.name=my-replicaset,k8s.replicaset.uid=rsuid",
-								},
 								{
 									Name:  "OTEL_PROPAGATORS",
 									Value: "b3,jaeger",
@@ -187,6 +183,10 @@ func TestSDKInjection(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG",
 									Value: "0.25",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES",
+									Value: "k8s.container.name=application-name,k8s.deployment.name=my-deployment,k8s.deployment.uid=depuid,k8s.namespace.name=project1,k8s.node.name=$(OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME),k8s.pod.name=app,k8s.pod.uid=pod-uid,k8s.replicaset.name=my-replicaset,k8s.replicaset.uid=rsuid",
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ func TestSDKInjection(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
 									Value: "explicitly_set",
 								},
-								{
-									Name:  "OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES",
-									Value: "foo=bar,k8s.container.name=other,",
-								},
 								{
 									Name:  "OTEL_PROPAGATORS",
 									Value: "b3",
@@ -241,6 +237,10 @@ func TestSDKInjection(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER",
 									Value: "always_on",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES",
+									Value: "foo=bar,k8s.container.name=other,",
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -263,10 +263,6 @@ func TestSDKInjection(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
 									Value: "explicitly_set",
 								},
-								{
-									Name:  "OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES",
-									Value: "foo=bar,k8s.container.name=other,fromcr=val,k8s.namespace.name=project1,k8s.node.name=$(OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME),k8s.pod.name=app",
-								},
 								{
 									Name:  "OTEL_PROPAGATORS",
 									Value: "b3",
@@ -283,6 +279,10 @@ func TestSDKInjection(t *testing.T) {
 										},
 									},
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES",
+									Value: "foo=bar,k8s.container.name=other,fromcr=val,k8s.namespace.name=project1,k8s.node.name=$(OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME),k8s.pod.name=app",
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/tests/e2e/instrumentation-java/01-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e/instrumentation-java/01-assert.yaml
index 526b21b881..d3505b046c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/instrumentation-java/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e/instrumentation-java/01-assert.yaml
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ spec:
       value: my-deployment-with-sidecar
     - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_POD_NAME
     - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME
-    - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
     - name: OTEL_PROPAGATORS
       value: jaeger,b3
+    - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
     volumeMounts:
     - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
     - mountPath: /otel-auto-instrumentation
diff --git a/tests/e2e/instrumentation-nodejs/01-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e/instrumentation-nodejs/01-assert.yaml
index 37164a387c..3190895a59 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/instrumentation-nodejs/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e/instrumentation-nodejs/01-assert.yaml
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ spec:
       value: my-deployment-with-sidecar
     - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_POD_NAME
     - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME
-    - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
     - name: OTEL_PROPAGATORS
       value: jaeger,b3
+    - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
     volumeMounts:
     - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
     - mountPath: /otel-auto-instrumentation
diff --git a/tests/e2e/instrumentation-python/01-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e/instrumentation-python/01-assert.yaml
index a34d32d9a5..c0336b0e3f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/instrumentation-python/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e/instrumentation-python/01-assert.yaml
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ spec:
       value: my-deployment-with-sidecar
     - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_POD_NAME
     - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME
-    - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
     - name: OTEL_PROPAGATORS
       value: jaeger,b3
+    - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
     volumeMounts:
     - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
     - mountPath: /otel-auto-instrumentation