diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/session/inference_session.cc b/onnxruntime/core/session/inference_session.cc
index e18aa82de3..84126926ce 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/session/inference_session.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/session/inference_session.cc
@@ -240,11 +240,7 @@ common::Status InferenceSession::Load(std::function<common::Status(std::shared_p
     // all steps complete, mark the model as loaded.
     is_model_loaded_ = true;
 
-    // and log telemetry
-    const Env& env = Env::Default();
-    env.GetTelemetryProvider().LogSessionCreation(session_id_, model_->IrVersion(), model_->ProducerName(), model_->ProducerVersion(),
-                                                  model_->Domain(), model_->MainGraph().DomainToVersionMap(), model_->MainGraph().Name(),
-                                                  model_->MetaData(), event_name, execution_providers_.GetIds());
+    event_name_ = event_name;
 
   } catch (const std::exception& ex) {
     status = Status(common::ONNXRUNTIME, common::FAIL, "Exception during loading: " + std::string(ex.what()));
@@ -633,6 +629,13 @@ common::Status InferenceSession::Initialize() {
     // handle any subgraphs
     ORT_RETURN_IF_ERROR_SESSIONID_(InitializeSubgraphSessions(graph, session_state_));
     is_inited_ = true;
+    
+    // and log telemetry
+    const Env& env = Env::Default();
+    env.GetTelemetryProvider().LogSessionCreation(session_id_, model_->IrVersion(), model_->ProducerName(), model_->ProducerVersion(),
+                                                  model_->Domain(), model_->MainGraph().DomainToVersionMap(), model_->MainGraph().Name(),
+                                                  model_->MetaData(), event_name_, execution_providers_.GetIds());
+
     LOGS(*session_logger_, INFO) << "Session successfully initialized.";
   } catch (const NotImplementedException& ex) {
     status = ORT_MAKE_STATUS(ONNXRUNTIME, NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Exception during initialization: ", ex.what());
diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/session/inference_session.h b/onnxruntime/core/session/inference_session.h
index 791d61e62e..a25cb5ebc2 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/session/inference_session.h
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/session/inference_session.h
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ class InferenceSession {
   long long total_run_duration_since_last_;         // the total duration (us) of Run() calls since the last report
   TimePoint time_sent_last_;                        // the TimePoint of the last report
   const long long kDurationBetweenSending = 1000* 1000 * 60 * 10;  // duration in (us).  send a report every 10 mins
+  std::string event_name_;                          // where the model is loaded from: ["model_loading_uri", "model_loading_proto", "model_loading_istream"]
 
 #ifdef ONNXRUNTIME_ENABLE_INSTRUMENT
   bool session_activity_started_ = false;