diff --git a/src/ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes/Extensions/AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions.cs b/src/ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes/Extensions/AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions.cs
index 6fa8e46..4b2e3f6 100644
--- a/src/ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes/Extensions/AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions.cs
+++ b/src/ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes/Extensions/AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions.cs
@@ -53,5 +53,11 @@ public class AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions
         /// Default to false and look into totally get rid of it in the future.
         /// </summary>
         public bool OverwriteSDKVersion { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Exclude node information from cluster info by skipping calls to the nodes endpoint.
+        /// Default is false.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool ExcludeNodeInformation { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes/K8sEnvironmentFactory.cs b/src/ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes/K8sEnvironmentFactory.cs
index 38e5fbf..0e14857 100644
--- a/src/ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes/K8sEnvironmentFactory.cs
+++ b/src/ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes/K8sEnvironmentFactory.cs
@@ -11,27 +11,29 @@
 using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes.Containers;
 using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes.Debugging;
 using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes.Pods;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
 namespace Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes;
 
 internal class K8sEnvironmentFactory : IK8sEnvironmentFactory
 {
     private readonly ApplicationInsightsKubernetesDiagnosticSource _logger = ApplicationInsightsKubernetesDiagnosticSource.Instance;
-    private readonly IContainerIdHolder _containerIdHolder;
     private readonly IPodInfoManager _podInfoManager;
     private readonly IContainerStatusManager _containerStatusManager;
     private readonly IK8sClientService _k8sClient;
+    private readonly AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions _options;
 
     public K8sEnvironmentFactory(
-        IContainerIdHolder containerIdHolder,
         IPodInfoManager podInfoManager,
         IContainerStatusManager containerStatusManager,
-        IK8sClientService k8sClient)
+        IK8sClientService k8sClient,
+        IOptions<AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions> options)
     {
-        _containerIdHolder = containerIdHolder ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(containerIdHolder));
         _podInfoManager = podInfoManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(podInfoManager));
         _containerStatusManager = containerStatusManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(containerStatusManager));
         _k8sClient = k8sClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(k8sClient));
+        _options = options?.Value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -57,10 +59,14 @@ public K8sEnvironmentFactory(
             V1Deployment? deployment = replicaSet?.GetMyDeployment(allDeployment);
 
             // Fetch node info
-            string nodeName = myPod.Spec.NodeName;
-            IEnumerable<V1Node> allNodes = await _k8sClient.GetNodesAsync(ignoreForbiddenException: true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            V1Node? node = allNodes.FirstOrDefault(n => string.Equals(n.Metadata.Name, nodeName, StringComparison.Ordinal));
-
+            V1Node? node = null;
+            if (!_options.ExcludeNodeInformation)
+            {
+                string nodeName = myPod.Spec.NodeName;
+                IEnumerable<V1Node> allNodes = await _k8sClient.GetNodesAsync(ignoreForbiddenException: true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                node = allNodes.FirstOrDefault(n => string.Equals(n.Metadata.Name, nodeName, StringComparison.Ordinal));   
+            }
+            
             K8sEnvironment k8SEnvironment = new K8sEnvironment(containerStatus, myPod, replicaSet, deployment, node);
             _logger.LogDebug(JsonSerializer.Serialize<K8sEnvironment>(k8SEnvironment).EscapeForLoggingMessage());
             return k8SEnvironment;
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/K8sEnvironemntFactoryTests.cs b/tests/UnitTests/K8sEnvironemntFactoryTests.cs
index ae1d704..1b91ffd 100644
--- a/tests/UnitTests/K8sEnvironemntFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/K8sEnvironemntFactoryTests.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 using k8s.Models;
 using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes.Containers;
 using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Kubernetes.Pods;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -14,10 +16,13 @@ public class K8sEnvironemntFactoryTests
         [Fact]
         public async Task ShouldTimeoutWaitingPodReady()
         {
-            Mock<IContainerIdHolder> containerIdHolderMock = new();
             Mock<IPodInfoManager> podInfoManagerMock = new();
             Mock<IContainerStatusManager> containerStatusManagerMock = new();
             Mock<IK8sClientService> k8sClientServiceMock = new();
+            Mock<IOptions<AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions>> appInsightsForKubernetesOptionsMock = new();
+            appInsightsForKubernetesOptionsMock
+                .Setup(o => o.Value)
+                .Returns(new AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions());
 
             // Timeout
             TimeSpan timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1);
@@ -34,8 +39,9 @@ public async Task ShouldTimeoutWaitingPodReady()
                     }
                 });
 
-            K8sEnvironmentFactory target = new K8sEnvironmentFactory(containerIdHolderMock.Object, podInfoManagerMock.Object, containerStatusManagerMock.Object, k8sClientServiceMock.Object);
-
+            K8sEnvironmentFactory target = new K8sEnvironmentFactory(podInfoManagerMock.Object,
+                containerStatusManagerMock.Object, k8sClientServiceMock.Object,
+                appInsightsForKubernetesOptionsMock.Object);
             IK8sEnvironment environment = null;
             CancellationToken timeoutToken;
             using (CancellationTokenSource timeoutSource = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1)))
@@ -52,10 +58,13 @@ public async Task ShouldTimeoutWaitingPodReady()
         [Obsolete("The scenario covered is deprecated", error: false)]
         public async Task ShouldTimeoutWaitingContainerReady()
         {
-            Mock<IContainerIdHolder> containerIdHolderMock = new();
             Mock<IPodInfoManager> podInfoManagerMock = new();
             Mock<IContainerStatusManager> containerStatusManagerMock = new();
             Mock<IK8sClientService> k8sClientServiceMock = new();
+            Mock<IOptions<AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions>> appInsightsForKubernetesOptionsMock = new();
+            appInsightsForKubernetesOptionsMock
+                .Setup(o => o.Value)
+                .Returns(new AppInsightsForKubernetesOptions());
 
             // Timeout
             TimeSpan timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1);
@@ -76,7 +85,9 @@ public async Task ShouldTimeoutWaitingContainerReady()
                 }
             });
 
-            K8sEnvironmentFactory target = new K8sEnvironmentFactory(containerIdHolderMock.Object, podInfoManagerMock.Object, containerStatusManagerMock.Object, k8sClientServiceMock.Object);
+            K8sEnvironmentFactory target = new K8sEnvironmentFactory(podInfoManagerMock.Object,
+                containerStatusManagerMock.Object, k8sClientServiceMock.Object,
+                appInsightsForKubernetesOptionsMock.Object);
 
             IK8sEnvironment environment = null;
             CancellationToken timeoutToken;