diff --git a/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/auto/config/Config.java b/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/auto/config/Config.java
index 3e2243edbf60..c382a05e536e 100644
--- a/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/auto/config/Config.java
+++ b/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/auto/config/Config.java
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ private Config(final Properties properties, final Config parent) {
     traceExecutors = getPropertyListValue(properties, TRACE_EXECUTORS, parent.traceExecutors);
 
     sqlNormalizerEnabled =
-        getPropertyBooleanValue(properties, SQL_NORMALIZER_ENABLED, DEFAULT_SQL_NORMALIZER_ENABLED);
+        getPropertyBooleanValue(properties, SQL_NORMALIZER_ENABLED, parent.sqlNormalizerEnabled);
 
     log.debug("New instance: {}", this);
   }