diff --git a/instrumentation/action_pack/test/test_helpers/app_config.rb b/instrumentation/action_pack/test/test_helpers/app_config.rb
index 8874d61e2..f00733ad4 100644
--- a/instrumentation/action_pack/test/test_helpers/app_config.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/action_pack/test/test_helpers/app_config.rb
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ def initialize_app(use_exceptions_app: false, remove_rack_tracer_middleware: fal
   private
 
   def remove_rack_middleware(application)
-    application.middleware.delete(
-      OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rack::Middlewares::TracerMiddleware
-    )
+    application.middleware.delete(Rack::Events)
   end
 
   def add_exceptions_app(application)
diff --git a/instrumentation/action_pack/test/test_helpers/middlewares/redirect_middleware.rb b/instrumentation/action_pack/test/test_helpers/middlewares/redirect_middleware.rb
index c531fe3dd..da843c704 100644
--- a/instrumentation/action_pack/test/test_helpers/middlewares/redirect_middleware.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/action_pack/test/test_helpers/middlewares/redirect_middleware.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def initialize(app, _options = {})
   end
 
   def call(env)
-    return [307, {}, 'Temporary Redirect'] if should_redirect?(env)
+    return [307, { 'Location' => '/ok', 'Content-Type' => 'text/plain' }, ['Temporary Redirect']] if should_redirect?(env)
 
     @app.call(env)
   end
diff --git a/instrumentation/grape/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grape_test.rb b/instrumentation/grape/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grape_test.rb
index 0e7ab4850..f9d6744cd 100644
--- a/instrumentation/grape/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grape_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/grape/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grape_test.rb
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class RaisedErrorAPI < Grape::API
       it 'sets span status to error' do
         _(span.name).must_equal expected_span_name
         _(span.status.code).must_equal OpenTelemetry::Trace::Status::ERROR
-        _(span.status.description).must_equal "Unhandled exception of type: #{expected_error_type}"
+        _(span.status.description).must_equal expected_error_type
       end
 
       it 'records the exception event' do
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class ErrorInFilterAPI < Grape::API
       it 'sets span status to error' do
         _(span.name).must_equal expected_span_name
         _(span.status.code).must_equal OpenTelemetry::Trace::Status::ERROR
-        _(span.status.description).must_equal "Unhandled exception of type: #{expected_error_type}"
+        _(span.status.description).must_equal expected_error_type
       end
 
       it 'records the exception event' do
diff --git a/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration.rb b/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration.rb
index e6253f57c..02fc8a712 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 builder = Rack::Builder.app do
   # integration should be automatic in web frameworks (like rails),
   # but for a plain Rack application, enable it in your config.ru, e.g.,
-  use OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rack::Middlewares::TracerMiddleware
+  use ::Rack::Events, [OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rack::Middlewares::EventHandler.new]
 
   app = ->(_env) { [200, { 'Content-Type' => 'text/plain' }, ['All responses are OK']] }
   run app
diff --git a/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration2.rb b/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration2.rb
index c6ac649e9..66941cfb0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration2.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration2.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 end
 
 # integrate instrumentation explicitly:
-builder.use OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rack::Middlewares::TracerMiddleware
+builder.use ::Rack::Events, [OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rack::Middlewares::EventHandler.new]
 
 # demonstrate tracing (span output to console):
 puts Rack::MockRequest.new(builder).get('/')
diff --git a/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration3.rb b/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration3.rb
index a444ecfeb..38226a72a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration3.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/rack/example/trace_demonstration3.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 builder = Rack::Builder.app do
   # integration should be automatic in web frameworks (like rails),
   # but for a plain Rack application, enable it in your config.ru, e.g.,
-  use OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rack::Middlewares::TracerMiddleware
+  use ::Rack::Events, [OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rack::Middlewares::EventHandler.new]
 
   app = ->(_env) { [200, { 'Content-Type' => 'text/plain' }, ['All responses are OK']] }
   run app
diff --git a/instrumentation/rack/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/instrumentation.rb b/instrumentation/rack/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/instrumentation.rb
index 35be3a519..91e1f9f33 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rack/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/instrumentation.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/rack/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/instrumentation.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class Instrumentation < OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Base
         option :url_quantization,         default: nil,   validate: :callable
         option :untraced_requests,        default: nil,   validate: :callable
         option :response_propagators,     default: [],    validate: :array
-        # This option is only valid for applicaitons using Rack 2.0 or greater
-        option :use_rack_events,          default: false, validate: :boolean
+        # This option is only valid for applications using Rack 2.0 or greater
+        option :use_rack_events,          default: true, validate: :boolean
 
         # Temporary Helper for Sinatra and ActionPack middleware to use during installation
         #
diff --git a/instrumentation/rack/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/middlewares/event_handler.rb b/instrumentation/rack/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/middlewares/event_handler.rb
index 80096c77f..74bdb9005 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rack/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/middlewares/event_handler.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/rack/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/middlewares/event_handler.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def on_error(request, _, error)
             return unless span.recording?
 
             span.record_exception(error)
-            span.status = OpenTelemetry::Trace::Status.error
+            span.status = OpenTelemetry::Trace::Status.error(error.class.name)
           rescue StandardError => e
             OpenTelemetry.handle_error(exception: e)
           end
diff --git a/instrumentation/rack/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/instrumentation_test.rb b/instrumentation/rack/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/instrumentation_test.rb
index 3e9529245..2a0cf5d6d 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rack/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/instrumentation_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/rack/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rack/instrumentation_test.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       _(instrumentation.config[:url_quantization]).must_be_nil
       _(instrumentation.config[:untraced_requests]).must_be_nil
       _(instrumentation.config[:response_propagators]).must_be_empty
-      _(instrumentation.config[:use_rack_events]).must_equal false
+      _(instrumentation.config[:use_rack_events]).must_equal true
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/rails/test/instrumentation/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rails/instrumentation_test.rb b/instrumentation/rails/test/instrumentation/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rails/instrumentation_test.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index bae64a5b6..000000000
--- a/instrumentation/rails/test/instrumentation/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rails/instrumentation_test.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-require 'test_helper'
-
-describe OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rails::Instrumentation do
-  it 'adds the rack tracing middleware' do
-    _(DEFAULT_RAILS_APP.config.middleware).must_include OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rack::Middlewares::TracerMiddleware
-  end
-end