diff --git a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/plugin/AuroraInitialConnectionStrategyPlugin.java b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/plugin/AuroraInitialConnectionStrategyPlugin.java
index 47537f62e..fb0fa1fd5 100644
--- a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/plugin/AuroraInitialConnectionStrategyPlugin.java
+++ b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/plugin/AuroraInitialConnectionStrategyPlugin.java
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ public void initHostProvider(
       final HostListProviderService hostListProviderService,
       final JdbcCallable<Void, SQLException> initHostProviderFunc) throws SQLException {
 
+    final RdsUrlType type = this.rdsUtils.identifyRdsType(initialUrl);
     this.hostListProviderService = hostListProviderService;
-    if (hostListProviderService.isStaticHostListProvider()) {
+    if (type.isRdsCluster() && hostListProviderService.isStaticHostListProvider()) {
       throw new SQLException(Messages.get("AuroraInitialConnectionStrategyPlugin.requireDynamicProvider"));
     }
     initHostProviderFunc.call();