diff --git a/test/integration/red_test_client.go b/test/integration/red_test_client.go
index 2b745934f..e91f3f18e 100644
--- a/test/integration/red_test_client.go
+++ b/test/integration/red_test_client.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/beyla/test/integration/components/prom"
 )
 
-func testClientWithMethodAndStatusCode(t *testing.T, method string, statusCode int, traceIDLookup string) {
+func testClientWithMethodAndStatusCode(t *testing.T, method string, statusCode int, traces bool, traceIDLookup string) {
 	// Eventually, Prometheus would make this query visible
 	pq := prom.Client{HostPort: prometheusHostPort}
 	var results []prom.Result
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ func testClientWithMethodAndStatusCode(t *testing.T, method string, statusCode i
 		assert.LessOrEqual(t, 1, val)
 	})
 
+	if !traces {
+		return
+	}
+
 	var trace jaeger.Trace
 	test.Eventually(t, testTimeout, func(t require.TestingT) {
 		resp, err := http.Get(jaegerQueryURL + fmt.Sprintf("?service=pingclient&operation=%s", method))
@@ -83,6 +87,11 @@ func testClientWithMethodAndStatusCode(t *testing.T, method string, statusCode i
 }
 
 func testREDMetricsForClientHTTPLibrary(t *testing.T) {
-	testClientWithMethodAndStatusCode(t, "GET", 200, "0000000000000000")
-	testClientWithMethodAndStatusCode(t, "OPTIONS", 204, "0000000000000001")
+	testClientWithMethodAndStatusCode(t, "GET", 200, true, "0000000000000000")
+	testClientWithMethodAndStatusCode(t, "OPTIONS", 204, true, "0000000000000001")
+}
+
+func testREDMetricsForClientHTTPLibraryNoTraces(t *testing.T) {
+	testClientWithMethodAndStatusCode(t, "GET", 200, false, "0000000000000000")
+	testClientWithMethodAndStatusCode(t, "OPTIONS", 204, false, "0000000000000001")
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/suites_test.go b/test/integration/suites_test.go
index d006b1633..e2750ca47 100644
--- a/test/integration/suites_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/suites_test.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestSuiteClientPromScrape(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, compose.Up())
-	t.Run("Client RED metrics", testREDMetricsForClientHTTPLibrary)
+	t.Run("Client RED metrics", testREDMetricsForClientHTTPLibraryNoTraces)
 	t.Run("BPF pinning folder mounted", testBPFPinningMounted)
 	require.NoError(t, compose.Close())
 	t.Run("BPF pinning folder unmounted", testBPFPinningUnmounted)