diff --git a/smoke-tests/framework/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/smoketest/SmokeTestExtension.java b/smoke-tests/framework/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/smoketest/SmokeTestExtension.java
index 243a5968660..8a31e9a54c6 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/framework/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/smoketest/SmokeTestExtension.java
+++ b/smoke-tests/framework/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/smoketest/SmokeTestExtension.java
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ private void startTestApplicationContainer() throws Exception {
             .withEnv("APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING", connectionString)
             .withEnv("APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_SELF_DIAGNOSTICS_LEVEL", selfDiagnosticsLevel)
             .withEnv("OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES", otelResourceAttributesEnvVar)
+            .withEnv("APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_METRICS_TO_LOGANALYTICS_ENABLED", "false")
             .withEnv("APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_METRIC_INTERVAL_SECONDS", "1")
             .withEnv(envVars)
             .withNetwork(network)