diff --git a/k8s-config/kat-ambassador/values.yaml b/k8s-config/kat-ambassador/values.yaml
index 6409e353b8..11ea1b848e 100644
--- a/k8s-config/kat-ambassador/values.yaml
+++ b/k8s-config/kat-ambassador/values.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ env:
   AMBASSADOR_ID: «self.path.k8s»
   AMBASSADOR_SNAPSHOT_COUNT: "0"
   AMBASSADOR_CONFIG_BASE_DIR: "/tmp/ambassador"
+  AMBASSADOR_DISABLE_GO_FILTER: true
 envRaw: "- ←«envs»"
 security:
   containerSecurityContext:
diff --git a/python/ambassador/ir/irgofilter.py b/python/ambassador/ir/irgofilter.py
index b4aab8c659..cbc08dbd83 100644
--- a/python/ambassador/ir/irgofilter.py
+++ b/python/ambassador/ir/irgofilter.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .ir import IR  # pragma: no cover
 
-GO_FILTER_OBJECT_FILE: str = os.getenv("GO_FILTER_OBJECT_FILE", "/ambassador/go_filter.so")
+GO_FILTER_LIBRARY_PATH = "/ambassador/filter.so"
+AMBASSADOR_DISABLE_GO_FILTER = os.getenv("AMBASSADOR_DISABLE_GO_FILTER", False)
 
 
 def go_library_exists(go_library_path: str) -> bool:
@@ -61,10 +62,16 @@ def __init__(
     # We want to enable this filter only in Edge Stack
     def setup(self, ir: "IR", _: Config) -> bool:
         if ir.edge_stack_allowed:
-            if not go_library_exists(GO_FILTER_OBJECT_FILE):
-                self.logger.error("%s not found, disabling Go filter...", GO_FILTER_OBJECT_FILE)
+            if AMBASSADOR_DISABLE_GO_FILTER:
+                self.logger.info(
+                    "AMBASSADOR_DISABLE_GO_FILTER=%s, disabling Go filter...",
+                    AMBASSADOR_DISABLE_GO_FILTER,
+                )
                 return False
-            self.config = GOFilterConfig(library_path=GO_FILTER_OBJECT_FILE)
+            if not go_library_exists(GO_FILTER_LIBRARY_PATH):
+                self.logger.error("%s not found, disabling Go filter...", GO_FILTER_LIBRARY_PATH)
+                return False
+            self.config = GOFilterConfig(library_path=GO_FILTER_LIBRARY_PATH)
             return True
         return False
 
diff --git a/python/tests/integration/manifests/ambassador.yaml b/python/tests/integration/manifests/ambassador.yaml
index ec2b32924c..584f17775b 100644
--- a/python/tests/integration/manifests/ambassador.yaml
+++ b/python/tests/integration/manifests/ambassador.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ spec:
       value: {self.path.k8s}-agent-cloud-token
     - name: AMBASSADOR_CONFIG_BASE_DIR
       value: /tmp/ambassador
+    - name: AMBASSADOR_DISABLE_GO_FILTER
+      value: "true"
     - name: AMBASSADOR_ID
       value: {self.path.k8s}
     - name: AMBASSADOR_SNAPSHOT_COUNT
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/conftest.py b/python/tests/unit/conftest.py
index 2c5901bc30..4ff0d5acc2 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/conftest.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/conftest.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
@@ -8,3 +9,10 @@ def go_library():
     with patch("ambassador.ir.irgofilter.go_library_exists") as go_library_exists:
         go_library_exists.return_value = True
         yield go_library_exists
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def disable_go_filter():
+    with patch("ambassador.ir.irgofilter.AMBASSADOR_DISABLE_GO_FILTER") as disable_go_filter:
+        disable_go_filter.return_value = True
+        yield disable_go_filter
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/test_gofilter.py b/python/tests/unit/test_gofilter.py
index a8f9294ee0..ebb1417a91 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/test_gofilter.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/test_gofilter.py
@@ -118,7 +118,16 @@ def test_gofilter_missing_object_file(go_library, caplog):
 
     assert len(filters) == 0
 
-    assert "/ambassador/go_filter.so not found" in caplog.text
+    assert "/ambassador/filter.so not found" in caplog.text
+
+
+@pytest.mark.compilertest
+@edgestack()
+def test_gofilter_disable(disable_go_filter, caplog):
+    econf = get_envoy_config(MAPPING)
+    filters = _get_go_filters(econf.as_dict())
+
+    assert len(filters) == 0
 
 
 @pytest.mark.compilertest