diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/main/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfiler.java b/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/main/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfiler.java
index 475ed69e102..cbc9796b036 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/main/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfiler.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/main/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfiler.java
@@ -29,15 +29,27 @@ public final class AsyncProfiler {
   public static final String TYPE = "async";
 
   private static final class Singleton {
-    private static final AsyncProfiler INSTANCE;
+    private static final AsyncProfiler INSTANCE = newInstance();
+  }
 
-    static {
-      try {
-        INSTANCE = new AsyncProfiler();
-      } catch (Throwable t) {
-        throw new RuntimeException(t);
-      }
+  static AsyncProfiler newInstance() {
+    AsyncProfiler instance = null;
+    try {
+      instance = new AsyncProfiler();
+    } catch (Throwable t) {
+      instance = new AsyncProfiler((Void) null);
+    }
+    return instance;
+  }
+
+  static AsyncProfiler newInstance(ConfigProvider configProvider) {
+    AsyncProfiler instance = null;
+    try {
+      instance = new AsyncProfiler(configProvider);
+    } catch (Throwable t) {
+      instance = new AsyncProfiler((Void) null);
     }
+    return instance;
   }
 
   private final long memleakIntervalDefault;
@@ -51,7 +63,13 @@ private AsyncProfiler() throws UnsupportedEnvironmentException {
     this(ConfigProvider.getInstance());
   }
 
-  AsyncProfiler(ConfigProvider configProvider) throws UnsupportedEnvironmentException {
+  private AsyncProfiler(Void dummy) {
+    this.configProvider = null;
+    this.asyncProfiler = null;
+    this.memleakIntervalDefault = 0L;
+  }
+
+  private AsyncProfiler(ConfigProvider configProvider) throws UnsupportedEnvironmentException {
     this.configProvider = configProvider;
     String libDir = configProvider.getString(ProfilingConfig.PROFILING_ASYNC_LIBPATH);
     if (libDir != null && Files.exists(Paths.get(libDir))) {
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/test/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfilerRecordingTest.java b/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/test/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfilerRecordingTest.java
index e69cbb2dbc6..139d79916b5 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/test/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfilerRecordingTest.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/test/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfilerRecordingTest.java
@@ -22,14 +22,17 @@ class AsyncProfilerRecordingTest {
 
   @BeforeEach
   void setup() throws Exception {
-    profiler = new AsyncProfiler(ConfigProvider.getInstance());
+    profiler = AsyncProfiler.newInstance(ConfigProvider.getInstance());
     log.info(
         "Async Profiler: available={}, active={}", profiler.isAvailable(), profiler.isActive());
-    Assume.assumeTrue(profiler.isAvailable());
-    Assume.assumeFalse(profiler.isActive());
+    if (profiler.isAvailable()) {
+      Assume.assumeFalse(profiler.isActive());
 
-    recording = (AsyncProfilerRecording) profiler.start();
-    Assume.assumeTrue(recording != null);
+      recording = (AsyncProfilerRecording) profiler.start();
+      Assume.assumeTrue(recording != null);
+    } else {
+      // async profiler not available
+    }
   }
 
   @AfterEach
@@ -43,6 +46,10 @@ void shutdown() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   void testClose() throws Exception {
+    if (!profiler.isAvailable()) {
+      log.warn("Async Profiler not available. Skipping test.");
+      return;
+    }
     assertTrue(Files.exists(recording.getRecordingFile()));
     recording.close();
     assertFalse(Files.exists(recording.getRecordingFile()));
@@ -50,6 +57,10 @@ void testClose() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   void testStop() throws Exception {
+    if (!profiler.isAvailable()) {
+      log.warn("Async Profiler not available. Skipping test.");
+      return;
+    }
     RecordingData data = recording.stop();
     assertNotNull(data);
     assertTrue(Files.exists(recording.getRecordingFile()));
@@ -57,6 +68,10 @@ void testStop() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   void testSnapshot() throws Exception {
+    if (!profiler.isAvailable()) {
+      log.warn("Async Profiler not available. Skipping test.");
+      return;
+    }
     RecordingData data = recording.snapshot(Instant.now());
     assertNotNull(data);
     assertTrue(Files.exists(recording.getRecordingFile()));
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/test/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfilerTest.java b/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/test/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfilerTest.java
index 024ebf9db7f..8e6fd7db46c 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/test/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfilerTest.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-profiling/profiling-async/src/test/java/com/datadog/profiling/async/AsyncProfilerTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class AsyncProfilerTest {
 
   @Test
   void test() throws Exception {
-    AsyncProfiler profiler = new AsyncProfiler(ConfigProvider.getInstance());
+    AsyncProfiler profiler = AsyncProfiler.newInstance(ConfigProvider.getInstance());
     if (!profiler.isAvailable()) {
       log.warn("Async Profiler not available. Skipping test.");
       return;
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ void testStartCmd(boolean cpu, boolean wall, boolean alloc, boolean memleak) thr
     props.put(ProfilingConfig.PROFILING_ASYNC_ALLOC_ENABLED, Boolean.toString(alloc));
     props.put(ProfilingConfig.PROFILING_ASYNC_MEMLEAK_ENABLED, Boolean.toString(memleak));
 
-    AsyncProfiler profiler = new AsyncProfiler(ConfigProvider.withPropertiesOverride(props));
+    AsyncProfiler profiler =
+        AsyncProfiler.newInstance(ConfigProvider.withPropertiesOverride(props));
+    if (!profiler.isAvailable()) {
+      log.warn("Async Profiler not available. Skipping test.");
+      return;
+    }
 
     Path targetFile = Paths.get("/tmp/target.jfr");
     String cmd = profiler.cmdStartProfiling(targetFile);