diff --git a/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/hypertrace/agent/smoketest/SpringBootSmokeTest.java b/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/hypertrace/agent/smoketest/SpringBootSmokeTest.java
index dc76f878..e8623aa8 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/hypertrace/agent/smoketest/SpringBootSmokeTest.java
+++ b/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/hypertrace/agent/smoketest/SpringBootSmokeTest.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public void postJson() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     Assertions.assertTrue(hasMetricNamed("http.server.duration", metrics));
 
     Assertions.assertTrue(hasMetricWithAttribute("http.server.duration", "http.method", metrics));
-    Assertions.assertTrue(hasMetricWithAttribute("http.server.duration", "http.route", metrics));
+    Assertions.assertFalse(hasMetricWithAttribute("http.server.duration", "http.route", metrics));
     Assertions.assertFalse(
         hasMetricWithAttribute("http.server.duration", "net.sock.peer.addr", metrics));
     Assertions.assertFalse(