diff --git a/nuget/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/contentFiles/any/any/instrument.cmd b/nuget/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/contentFiles/any/any/instrument.cmd
index 75e86d323a..9cf290bae2 100644
--- a/nuget/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/contentFiles/any/any/instrument.cmd
+++ b/nuget/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/contentFiles/any/any/instrument.cmd
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ set DOTNET_STARTUP_HOOKS=%BASE_PATH%OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.StartupHoo
 
 :: Settings for OpenTelemetry
 set OTEL_DOTNET_AUTO_HOME=%BASE_PATH%
+set OTEL_DOTNET_AUTO_RULE_ENGINE_ENABLED=false
 
 @echo on
 %*
diff --git a/nuget/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/contentFiles/any/any/instrument.sh b/nuget/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/contentFiles/any/any/instrument.sh
index 132f1d009d..0d766c904d 100755
--- a/nuget/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/contentFiles/any/any/instrument.sh
+++ b/nuget/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/contentFiles/any/any/instrument.sh
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ export DOTNET_STARTUP_HOOKS=${BASE_PATH}/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.Start
 
 # Settings for OpenTelemetry
 export OTEL_DOTNET_AUTO_HOME=${BASE_PATH}
+export OTEL_DOTNET_AUTO_RULE_ENGINE_ENABLED=false
 
 $@
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.StartupHook/RulesEngine/RuleEngine.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.StartupHook/RulesEngine/RuleEngine.cs
index b4da092982..91da865c5c 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.StartupHook/RulesEngine/RuleEngine.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.StartupHook/RulesEngine/RuleEngine.cs
@@ -28,21 +28,17 @@ internal class RuleEngine
         new MinSupportedFrameworkRule()
     };
 
-    private readonly List<Rule> _otherRules = new()
-    {
-        new OpenTelemetrySdkMinimumVersionRule(),
-        new AssemblyFileVersionRule(),
-        new NativeProfilerDiagnosticsRule()
-    };
+    private readonly Lazy<List<Rule>> _optionalRules;
 
     internal RuleEngine()
+        : this(new Lazy<List<Rule>>(CreateDefaultOptionalRules))
     {
     }
 
     // This constructor is used for test purpose.
-    internal RuleEngine(List<Rule> rules)
+    internal RuleEngine(Lazy<List<Rule>> optionalRules)
     {
-        _otherRules = rules;
+        _optionalRules = optionalRules;
     }
 
     internal bool ValidateRules()
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ internal bool ValidateRules()
         }
 
         // All the rules are validated here.
-        foreach (var rule in _otherRules)
+        foreach (var rule in _optionalRules.Value)
         {
             if (!EvaluateRule(rule))
             {
@@ -93,4 +89,14 @@ private static bool EvaluateRule(Rule rule)
 
         return true;
     }
+
+    private static List<Rule> CreateDefaultOptionalRules()
+    {
+        return new()
+        {
+            new OpenTelemetrySdkMinimumVersionRule(),
+            new AssemblyFileVersionRule(),
+            new NativeProfilerDiagnosticsRule()
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/IntegrationTests/docker/mongodb.Dockerfile b/test/IntegrationTests/docker/mongodb.Dockerfile
index 8b122196aa..0ba61916a1 100644
--- a/test/IntegrationTests/docker/mongodb.Dockerfile
+++ b/test/IntegrationTests/docker/mongodb.Dockerfile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FROM mongo:5.0.20
\ No newline at end of file
+FROM mongo:5.0.21
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.StartupHook.Tests/RuleEngineTests.cs b/test/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.StartupHook.Tests/RuleEngineTests.cs
index 5e5acf8abd..ab206f223f 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.StartupHook.Tests/RuleEngineTests.cs
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.StartupHook.Tests/RuleEngineTests.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public void RuleEngineValidation_WhenShouldTrackIsTrue()
         // Arrange
         SetShouldTrackEnvironmentVariable(true);
         var testRule = new TestRule();
-        var ruleEngine = new RuleEngine(new List<Rule> { testRule });
+        var ruleEngine = new RuleEngine(new Lazy<List<Rule>>(() => new() { testRule }));
 
         // Act
         var result = ruleEngine.ValidateRules();
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public void RuleEngineValidation_WhenShouldTrackIsFalse()
         // Arrange
         SetShouldTrackEnvironmentVariable(false);
         var testRule = new TestRule();
-        var ruleEngine = new RuleEngine(new List<Rule> { testRule });
+        var ruleEngine = new RuleEngine(new Lazy<List<Rule>>(() => new() { testRule }));
 
         // Act
         var result = ruleEngine.ValidateRules();
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public void RuleEngineValidation_WhenShouldTrackIsNull()
         // Arrange
         SetShouldTrackEnvironmentVariable(null);
         var testRule = new TestRule();
-        var ruleEngine = new RuleEngine(new List<Rule> { testRule });
+        var ruleEngine = new RuleEngine(new Lazy<List<Rule>>(() => new() { testRule }));
 
         // Act
         var result = ruleEngine.ValidateRules();
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public void RuleEngineValidation_WhenShouldTrackIsNotSet()
     {
         // Arrange
         var testRule = new TestRule();
-        var ruleEngine = new RuleEngine(new List<Rule> { testRule });
+        var ruleEngine = new RuleEngine(new Lazy<List<Rule>>(() => new() { testRule }));
 
         // Act
         var result = ruleEngine.ValidateRules();
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public void RuleEngineValidation_WhenShouldTrackHasInvalidValue()
         // Arrange
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("OTEL_DOTNET_AUTO_RULE_ENGINE_ENABLED", "Invalid");
         var testRule = new TestRule();
-        var ruleEngine = new RuleEngine(new List<Rule> { testRule });
+        var ruleEngine = new RuleEngine(new Lazy<List<Rule>>(() => new() { testRule }));
 
         // Act
         var result = ruleEngine.ValidateRules();