diff --git a/experimental/CHANGELOG.md b/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
index d9df10d878c..b02080045ac 100644
--- a/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ For notes on migrating to 2.x / 0.200.x see [the upgrade guide](doc/upgrade-to-2
 * refactor(configuration): dont have a default value for node resource detectors [#6131](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/6131) @maryliag
 * feat(configuration): doesnt set meter,tracer,logger provider by default [#6130](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/6130) @maryliag
 * feat(opentelemetry-sdk-node): set instrumentation and propagators for experimental start [#6148](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/6148) @maryliag
+* refactor(configuration): set console exporter as empty object [#6164](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/6164) @maryliag
 
 ### :bug: Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/experimental/packages/configuration/src/FileConfigFactory.ts b/experimental/packages/configuration/src/FileConfigFactory.ts
index 4086912ada4..914b7243050 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/configuration/src/FileConfigFactory.ts
+++ b/experimental/packages/configuration/src/FileConfigFactory.ts
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ function parseConfigSpanOrLogRecordExporter(
 
     case 'console':
       parsedExporter = {
-        console: undefined,
+        console: {},
       };
       break;
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ function parseMetricExporter(exporter: PushMetricExporter): PushMetricExporter {
 
     case 'console':
       parsedExporter = {
-        console: undefined,
+        console: {},
       };
       break;
   }
diff --git a/experimental/packages/configuration/test/ConfigFactory.test.ts b/experimental/packages/configuration/test/ConfigFactory.test.ts
index 31b74f71537..d381bbcfa84 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/configuration/test/ConfigFactory.test.ts
+++ b/experimental/packages/configuration/test/ConfigFactory.test.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ const configFromFile: ConfigurationModel = {
       {
         simple: {
           exporter: {
-            console: undefined,
+            console: {},
           },
         },
       },
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ const configFromFile: ConfigurationModel = {
           timeout: 30000,
           interval: 60000,
           exporter: {
-            console: undefined,
+            console: {},
           },
           cardinality_limits: {
             default: 2000,
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ const configFromFile: ConfigurationModel = {
       {
         simple: {
           exporter: {
-            console: undefined,
+            console: {},
           },
         },
       },