diff --git a/rdb/config/config-informix.yaml b/rdb/config/config-informix.yaml
index 760c282..5cb6d65 100644
--- a/rdb/config/config-informix.yaml
+++ b/rdb/config/config-informix.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ instances:
       #Time Frame for which you want to get the expensive query. Default value 900 Sec
       db.sql.elapsed.timeframe: 900   # Values should be in Seconds
       db.sequential.scan.count: 0
-
+      db.sql.trace.enabled: false #Default is false. Make it true only if `SqlTrace` is enabled for the DB.
 ### Uncomment the below section in case you are using Vault to retrieve the password.
 #vault:
 #  connection_url: #Vault Address URL
diff --git a/rdb/src/main/java/com/instana/dc/rdb/impl/Constants.java b/rdb/src/main/java/com/instana/dc/rdb/impl/Constants.java
index 061909b..d5b9446 100644
--- a/rdb/src/main/java/com/instana/dc/rdb/impl/Constants.java
+++ b/rdb/src/main/java/com/instana/dc/rdb/impl/Constants.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class Constants {
     public static final String CACHE_WRITE_RATIO_SCRIPT = "cache_write_ratio.sh";
     public static final String LOCK_WAITS_SCRIPT = "lock_waits.sh";
     public static final String LRU_WRITES_SCRIPT = "lru_writes.sh";
-
+    public static final String DB_SQL_TRACE_ENABLED = "db.sql.trace.enabled";
     private Constants() {
         //Private constructor
     }
diff --git a/rdb/src/main/java/com/instana/dc/rdb/impl/informix/InformixDc.java b/rdb/src/main/java/com/instana/dc/rdb/impl/informix/InformixDc.java
index 5c2199a..176d763 100644
--- a/rdb/src/main/java/com/instana/dc/rdb/impl/informix/InformixDc.java
+++ b/rdb/src/main/java/com/instana/dc/rdb/impl/informix/InformixDc.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import static com.instana.dc.rdb.impl.Constants.CACHE_WRITE_RATIO_SCRIPT;
 import static com.instana.dc.rdb.impl.Constants.LOCK_WAITS_SCRIPT;
 import static com.instana.dc.rdb.impl.Constants.LRU_WRITES_SCRIPT;
+import static com.instana.dc.rdb.impl.Constants.DB_SQL_TRACE_ENABLED;
 import static com.instana.dc.rdb.impl.informix.InformixUtil.DB_HOST_AND_VERSION_SQL;
 
 
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ public class InformixDc extends AbstractDbDc {
 
     private final MetricsCollector metricCollector;
 
+    private Boolean sqlTraceEnabled;
+
     public InformixDc(Map<String, Object> properties, String dbSystem, String dbDriver) throws SQLException {
         super(properties, dbSystem, dbDriver);
         parseCustomAttributes(properties);
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ private void scheduleCustomPollRate(int pollInterval, IntervalType intervalType)
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private void parseCustomAttributes(Map<String, Object> properties) {
         Map<String, Object> customInput = (Map<String, Object>) properties.get("custom.input");
+        sqlTraceEnabled = (Boolean)customInput.getOrDefault(DB_SQL_TRACE_ENABLED, false);
         int sequentialScanCount = (Integer)customInput.getOrDefault("db.sequential.scan.count", 0);
         long elapsedTimeFrame = Long.parseLong((customInput.getOrDefault("db.sql.elapsed.timeframe", DEFAULT_ELAPSED_TIME)).toString());
         StringBuilder databaseName = new StringBuilder(Constants.SINGLE_QUOTES + getDbName() + Constants.SINGLE_QUOTES);
@@ -289,11 +293,13 @@ private void getallMetrics() {
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private void mediumPollingInterval() {
-        getRawMetric(DB_SQL_COUNT_NAME).setValue((Number) metricCollector.collectMetrics(DB_SQL_COUNT_NAME));
+        if(sqlTraceEnabled) {
+            getRawMetric(DB_SQL_COUNT_NAME).setValue((Number) metricCollector.collectMetrics(DB_SQL_COUNT_NAME));
+            getRawMetric(DB_SQL_ELAPSED_TIME_NAME).setValue((List<SimpleQueryResult>) metricCollector.collectMetrics(DB_SQL_ELAPSED_TIME_NAME));
+        }
         getRawMetric(DB_SQL_RATE_NAME).setValue((Number) metricCollector.collectMetrics(DB_SQL_RATE_NAME));
         getRawMetric(DB_TRANSACTION_COUNT_NAME).setValue((Number) metricCollector.collectMetrics(DB_TRANSACTION_COUNT_NAME));
         getRawMetric(DB_TRANSACTION_RATE_NAME).setValue((Number) metricCollector.collectMetrics(DB_TRANSACTION_COUNT_NAME));
-        getRawMetric(DB_SQL_ELAPSED_TIME_NAME).setValue((List<SimpleQueryResult>) metricCollector.collectMetrics(DB_SQL_ELAPSED_TIME_NAME));
     }
 
     private void shortPollingInterval() {