diff --git a/instrumentation/mongo/mongo-4.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/mongo/mongo-4.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 6c3030c42a..a919702cfb 100644
--- a/instrumentation/mongo/mongo-4.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/mongo/mongo-4.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -26,5 +26,8 @@ dependencies {
 tasks {
   test {
     usesService(gradle.sharedServices.registrations["testcontainersBuildService"].getService())
+    if (findProperty("testLatestDeps") as Boolean) {
+      jvmArgs("-Dio.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.context.enableStrictContext=false")
+    }
   }
 }