diff --git a/packages/session-recorder/README.md b/packages/session-recorder/README.md
index 2369ab61..a480a752 100644
--- a/packages/session-recorder/README.md
+++ b/packages/session-recorder/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import SplunkSessionRecorder from '@splunk/otel-web-session-recorder'
 
 // This must be called after initializing splunk rum
 SplunkSessionRecorder.init({
-  beaconEndpoint: 'https://rum-ingest.<realm>.signalfx.com/v1/rumreplay',
+  realm: '<realm>',
   rumAccessToken: '<auth token>'
 });
 ```
diff --git a/packages/session-recorder/src/index.ts b/packages/session-recorder/src/index.ts
index fe11e98a..71d2b9c4 100644
--- a/packages/session-recorder/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/session-recorder/src/index.ts
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ type RRWebOptions = Parameters<typeof record>[0];
 
 export type SplunkRumRecorderConfig = RRWebOptions & {
   /** Destination for the captured data */
-  beaconEndpoint: string;
+  beaconEndpoint?: string;
 
   /** Destination for the captured data 
    * @deprecated Use beaconEndpoint
    */
-  beaconUrl: string;
+  beaconUrl?: string;
 
   /**
    * The name of your organization’s realm. Automatically configures beaconUrl with correct URL
    */
-  realm: string;
+  realm?: string;
 
   /**
    * RUM authorization token for data sending. Please make sure this is a token
@@ -141,10 +141,17 @@ const SplunkRumRecorder = {
         console.warn('Splunk Session Recorder: Realm value ignored (beaconEndpoint has been specified)');
       }
     }
+
+    if (!exportUrl) {
+      console.error('Session recorder could not determine `exportUrl`, please ensure that `realm` or `beaconEndpoint` is specified and try again');
+      return;
+    }
+
     const headers = {};
     if (apiToken) {
       headers['X-SF-Token'] = apiToken;
     }
+
     if (rumAccessToken) {
       exportUrl += `?auth=${rumAccessToken}`;
     }