diff --git a/ddlambda.go b/ddlambda.go
index 0ac49c62..87388e5c 100644
--- a/ddlambda.go
+++ b/ddlambda.go
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ func (cfg *Config) toMetricsConfig(isExtensionRunning bool) metrics.Config {
 		mc.EnhancedMetrics = strings.EqualFold(enhancedMetrics, "true")
 	}
 
+	if localTest := os.Getenv("DD_LOCAL_TEST"); localTest == "1" || strings.ToLower(localTest) == "true" {
+		mc.LocalTest = true
+	}
+
 	return mc
 }
 
diff --git a/ddlambda_test.go b/ddlambda_test.go
index 0b3d4480..052528e8 100644
--- a/ddlambda_test.go
+++ b/ddlambda_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ package ddlambda
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -51,3 +53,54 @@ func TestMetricsSubmitWithWrapper(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, called)
 }
+
+func TestToMetricConfigLocalTest(t *testing.T) {
+	testcases := []struct {
+		envs map[string]string
+		cval bool
+	}{
+		{
+			envs: map[string]string{"DD_LOCAL_TEST": "True"},
+			cval: true,
+		},
+		{
+			envs: map[string]string{"DD_LOCAL_TEST": "true"},
+			cval: true,
+		},
+		{
+			envs: map[string]string{"DD_LOCAL_TEST": "1"},
+			cval: true,
+		},
+		{
+			envs: map[string]string{"DD_LOCAL_TEST": "False"},
+			cval: false,
+		},
+		{
+			envs: map[string]string{"DD_LOCAL_TEST": "false"},
+			cval: false,
+		},
+		{
+			envs: map[string]string{"DD_LOCAL_TEST": "0"},
+			cval: false,
+		},
+		{
+			envs: map[string]string{"DD_LOCAL_TEST": ""},
+			cval: false,
+		},
+		{
+			envs: map[string]string{},
+			cval: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	cfg := Config{}
+	for _, tc := range testcases {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%#v", tc.envs), func(t *testing.T) {
+			for k, v := range tc.envs {
+				os.Setenv(k, v)
+			}
+			mc := cfg.toMetricsConfig(true)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.cval, mc.LocalTest)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/metrics/listener.go b/internal/metrics/listener.go
index 73f6e878..dcb309f5 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/listener.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/listener.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type (
 		CircuitBreakerInterval      time.Duration
 		CircuitBreakerTimeout       time.Duration
 		CircuitBreakerTotalFailures uint32
+		LocalTest                   bool
 	}
 
 	logMetric struct {
@@ -143,8 +144,10 @@ func (l *Listener) HandlerFinished(ctx context.Context, err error) {
 			}
 		}
 		// send a message to the Agent to flush the metrics
-		if err := l.extensionManager.Flush(); err != nil {
-			logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("error while flushing the metrics: %s", err))
+		if l.config.LocalTest {
+			if err := l.extensionManager.Flush(); err != nil {
+				logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("error while flushing the metrics: %s", err))
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		// use the api
diff --git a/internal/metrics/listener_test.go b/internal/metrics/listener_test.go
index 07b90998..40d908d7 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/listener_test.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/listener_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
@@ -221,3 +223,27 @@ func TestSubmitEnhancedMetricsOnlyErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := "{\"m\":\"aws.lambda.enhanced.errors\",\"v\":1,"
 	assert.True(t, strings.Contains(output, expected))
 }
+
+func TestListenerHandlerFinishedFlushes(t *testing.T) {
+	var called bool
+
+	ts := httptest.NewUnstartedServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		called = true
+	}))
+	ts.Listener.Close()
+	ts.Listener, _ = net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:8124")
+
+	ts.Start()
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	listener := MakeListener(Config{}, extension.BuildExtensionManager(false))
+	listener.isAgentRunning = true
+	for _, localTest := range []bool{true, false} {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%#v", localTest), func(t *testing.T) {
+			called = false
+			listener.config.LocalTest = localTest
+			listener.HandlerFinished(context.TODO(), nil)
+			assert.Equal(t, called, localTest)
+		})
+	}
+}