diff --git a/microprofile/rest-client-metrics/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/restclientmetrics/RestClientMetricsClientListener.java b/microprofile/rest-client-metrics/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/restclientmetrics/RestClientMetricsClientListener.java
index 44618613b9e..ebb04a9582f 100644
--- a/microprofile/rest-client-metrics/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/restclientmetrics/RestClientMetricsClientListener.java
+++ b/microprofile/rest-client-metrics/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/restclientmetrics/RestClientMetricsClientListener.java
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import io.helidon.common.LazyValue;
-import io.helidon.common.config.GlobalConfig;
 
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.CDI;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.Priorities;
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.ConfigProvider;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.RestClientBuilder;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.spi.RestClientListener;
 
@@ -52,9 +52,15 @@ private static class Listener {
         private final RestClientMetricsFilter restClientMetricsFilter;
 
         private final LazyValue<RestClientMetricsConfig> restClientMetricsConfig =
-                LazyValue.create(() -> RestClientMetricsConfig.create(
-                        GlobalConfig.config()
-                                .get(RestClientMetricsFilter.REST_CLIENT_METRICS_CONFIG_KEY)));
+                LazyValue.create(() -> {
+                    boolean enabled = ConfigProvider.getConfig()
+                            .getOptionalValue(RestClientMetricsFilter.REST_CLIENT_METRICS_CONFIG_KEY
+                                                      + ".enabled", Boolean.class)
+                            .orElse(true);
+                    return RestClientMetricsConfig.builder()
+                            .enabled(enabled)
+                            .build();
+                });
 
         private final LazyValue<RestClientMetricsCdiExtension> ext =
                 LazyValue.create(() -> CDI.current().getBeanManager().getExtension(RestClientMetricsCdiExtension.class));