diff --git a/packages/collector/test/integration/currencies/databases/redis/test_base.js b/packages/collector/test/integration/currencies/databases/redis/test_base.js
index cfd811a511..c84fa6121d 100644
--- a/packages/collector/test/integration/currencies/databases/redis/test_base.js
+++ b/packages/collector/test/integration/currencies/databases/redis/test_base.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const {
 } = require('@_local/core/test/test_util');
 const ProcessControls = require('@_local/collector/test/test_util/ProcessControls');
 const globalAgent = require('@_local/collector/test/globalAgent');
+const { AgentStubControls } = require('@_local/collector/test/apps/agentStubControls');
 
 // v3 is considered the legacy version.
 // - It does not support Redis clustering.
@@ -938,9 +939,130 @@ module.exports = function (name, version, isLatest, mode) {
     }
   });
 
+  describe('Config precedence', () => {
+    describe('when both agent config and env var are set, env var takes precedence', () => {
+      const customAgentControls = new AgentStubControls();
+      let controls;
+
+      before(async () => {
+        await customAgentControls.startAgent({
+          ignoreEndpoints: { redis: ['get', 'set'] }
+        });
+
+        controls = new ProcessControls({
+          agentControls: customAgentControls,
+          dirname: __dirname,
+          appName: isLegacyVersion ? 'legacyApp' : 'app',
+          env: {
+            LIBRARY_LATEST: isLatest,
+            LIBRARY_VERSION: version,
+            LIBRARY_NAME: name,
+            REDIS_SETUP_TYPE: mode,
+            INSTANA_IGNORE_ENDPOINTS: 'redis:get;'
+          }
+        });
+        await controls.startAndWaitForAgentConnection(5000, Date.now() + 1000 * 60 * 5);
+      });
+
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        await customAgentControls.clearReceivedTraceData();
+      });
+
+      after(async () => {
+        await customAgentControls.stopAgent();
+        await controls.stop();
+      });
+
+      it('should use env var config and ignore only get (not set)', async () => {
+        await controls
+          .sendRequest({
+            method: 'POST',
+            path: '/values',
+            qs: {
+              key: 'discount',
+              value: 50
+            }
+          })
+          .then(async () => {
+            return retry(async () => {
+              const spans = await customAgentControls.getSpans();
+              // 1 x http entry span
+              // 1 x http client span
+              // 1 x redis set span (set is NOT ignored because env var only ignores 'get')
+              expect(spans.length).to.equal(3);
+
+              const redisSpans = spans.filter(span => span.n === 'redis');
+              expect(redisSpans.length).to.equal(1);
+              expect(redisSpans[0].data.redis.command).to.equal('set');
+            });
+          });
+      });
+    });
+
+    mochaSuiteFn('disable redis:', function () {
+      describe('when both agent config and env var are set, env var takes precedence', () => {
+        const customAgentControls = new AgentStubControls();
+        let controls;
+
+        before(async () => {
+          await customAgentControls.startAgent({
+            disable: { redis: false }
+          });
+
+          controls = new ProcessControls({
+            agentControls: customAgentControls,
+            dirname: __dirname,
+            appName: isLegacyVersion ? 'legacyApp' : 'app',
+            env: {
+              LIBRARY_LATEST: isLatest,
+              LIBRARY_VERSION: version,
+              LIBRARY_NAME: name,
+              REDIS_SETUP_TYPE: mode,
+              INSTANA_TRACING_DISABLE_INSTRUMENTATIONS: 'redis'
+            }
+          });
+          await controls.startAndWaitForAgentConnection(5000, Date.now() + 1000 * 60 * 5);
+        });
+
+        beforeEach(async () => {
+          await customAgentControls.clearReceivedTraceData();
+        });
+
+        after(async () => {
+          await customAgentControls.stopAgent();
+          await controls.stop();
+        });
+
+        it('should use env var config and disable redis tracing', async () => {
+          await controls
+            .sendRequest({
+              method: 'POST',
+              path: '/values',
+              qs: {
+                key: 'discount',
+                value: 50
+              }
+            })
+            .then(async () => {
+              return retry(async () => {
+                const spans = await customAgentControls.getSpans();
+                // 1 x http entry span
+                // 1 x http client span
+                // No redis spans because redis is disabled via env var
+                expect(spans.length).to.equal(2);
+
+                spans.forEach(span => {
+                  expect(span.n).not.to.equal('redis');
+                });
+              });
+            });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   mochaSuiteFn('ignore-endpoints:', function () {
     describe('when ignore-endpoints is enabled via agent configuration', () => {
-      const { AgentStubControls } = require('@_local/collector/test/apps/agentStubControls');
       const customAgentControls = new AgentStubControls();
       let controls;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/config/normalizeConfig_test.js b/packages/core/test/config/normalizeConfig_test.js
index 987254aa41..32bc26a6d9 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/config/normalizeConfig_test.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/config/normalizeConfig_test.js
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ describe('config.normalizeConfig', () => {
         expect(config.tracing.enabled).to.be.true;
         expect(config.tracing.automaticTracingEnabled).to.be.false;
       });
+
       it('should not enable automatic tracing when tracing is disabled in general', () => {
         const config = coreConfig.normalize({
           userConfig: {
@@ -206,6 +207,12 @@ describe('config.normalizeConfig', () => {
         expect(config.tracing.enabled).to.be.false;
       });
 
+      it('should enable tracing if env var conatin non-boolean value', () => {
+        process.env.INSTANA_TRACING_DISABLE = 'redis';
+        const config = coreConfig.normalize({});
+        expect(config.tracing.enabled).to.be.true;
+      });
+
       it('should use default (true) for automaticTracingEnabled when neither env nor config is set', () => {
         const config = coreConfig.normalize({});
         expect(config.tracing.automaticTracingEnabled).to.be.true;