diff --git a/litellm/integrations/datadog/datadog_llm_obs.py b/litellm/integrations/datadog/datadog_llm_obs.py
index b44762d0af8..938ad33f297 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/datadog/datadog_llm_obs.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/datadog/datadog_llm_obs.py
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ class DataDogLLMObsLogger(DataDogLogger, CustomBatchLogger):
                 f"https://api.{self.DD_SITE}/api/intake/llm-obs/v1/trace/spans"
             )
 
-            # testing base url
-            dd_base_url = os.getenv("DD_BASE_URL")
-            if dd_base_url:
-                self.intake_url = f"{dd_base_url}/api/intake/llm-obs/v1/trace/spans"
-
             asyncio.create_task(self.periodic_flush())
             self.flush_lock = asyncio.Lock()
             self.log_queue: List[LLMObsPayload] = []
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/datadog/test_datadog_llm_observability.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/datadog/test_datadog_llm_observability.py
index 464cb0026e5..c26ea885fa5 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/datadog/test_datadog_llm_observability.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/datadog/test_datadog_llm_observability.py
@@ -293,6 +293,19 @@ class TestDataDogLLMObsLogger:
         assert logger._get_datadog_span_kind("unknown_call_type") == "llm"
         assert logger._get_datadog_span_kind(None) == "llm"
 
+    def test_dd_base_url_does_not_override_intake_url(self, mock_env_vars):
+        """Even if DD_BASE_URL is set, intake_url should remain DD_SITE-based"""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"DD_BASE_URL": "https://example.datadog"}):
+            with patch(
+                "litellm.integrations.datadog.datadog_llm_obs.get_async_httpx_client"
+            ), patch("asyncio.create_task"):
+                logger = DataDogLLMObsLogger()
+
+        expected_url = (
+            f"https://api.{logger.DD_SITE}/api/intake/llm-obs/v1/trace/spans"
+        )
+        assert logger.intake_url == expected_url
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_async_log_failure_event(self, mock_env_vars):
         """Test that async_log_failure_event correctly processes failure payloads according to DD LLM Obs API spec"""