diff --git a/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/CompoundMetricsProvider.java b/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/CompoundMetricsProvider.java
index 19691dd6..cd90aa44 100644
--- a/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/CompoundMetricsProvider.java
+++ b/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/CompoundMetricsProvider.java
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@
 @Alternative
 @Priority(1)
 public class CompoundMetricsProvider implements MetricsProvider {
-    @Inject
-    @ConfigProperty(name = "MP_Fault_Tolerance_Metrics_Enabled", defaultValue = "true")
-    boolean metricsEnabled;
-
-    private final Map<Object, MetricsRecorder> cache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    private final boolean metricsEnabled;
 
     private final MetricsProvider[] providers;
 
-    CompoundMetricsProvider() {
+    private final Map<Object, MetricsRecorder> cache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+    @Inject
+    CompoundMetricsProvider(
+            @ConfigProperty(name = "MP_Fault_Tolerance_Metrics_Enabled", defaultValue = "true") boolean metricsEnabled) {
         CDI<Object> cdi = CDI.current();
         List<Class<? extends MetricsProvider>> allProviders = List.of(MicroProfileMetricsProvider.class,
                 OpenTelemetryProvider.class, MicrometerProvider.class);
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ public class CompoundMetricsProvider implements MetricsProvider {
             try {
                 providers.add(cdi.select(clazz).get());
             } catch (Exception ignored) {
-                // either the bean does not exist, or some of its dependencies are not injectable
+                // either the bean does not exist, or some of its dependencies does not exist
             }
         }
+        this.metricsEnabled = providers.isEmpty() ? false : metricsEnabled;
         this.providers = providers.toArray(new MetricsProvider[0]);
     }
 
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ public boolean isEnabled() {
     public MetricsRecorder create(MeteredOperation operation) {
         if (metricsEnabled) {
             return cache.computeIfAbsent(operation.cacheKey(), ignored -> {
+                if (providers.length == 1) {
+                    return providers[0].create(operation);
+                }
+
                 MetricsRecorder[] recorders = new MetricsRecorder[providers.length];
                 for (int i = 0; i < providers.length; i++) {
                     recorders[i] = providers[i].create(operation);
diff --git a/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/MicroProfileMetricsProvider.java b/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/MicroProfileMetricsProvider.java
index 720faeb1..9153bf15 100644
--- a/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/MicroProfileMetricsProvider.java
+++ b/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/MicroProfileMetricsProvider.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
-import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
+import jakarta.inject.Provider;
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
 
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.inject.ConfigProperty;
@@ -24,31 +24,27 @@
 
 @Singleton
 public class MicroProfileMetricsProvider implements MetricsProvider {
-    @Inject
-    @RegistryType(type = MetricRegistry.Type.BASE)
-    MetricRegistry registry;
-
-    @Inject
-    @ConfigProperty(name = "MP_Fault_Tolerance_Metrics_Enabled", defaultValue = "true")
-    boolean metricsEnabled;
+    private final boolean metricsEnabled;
 
-    @Inject
-    ExecutorHolder executorHolder;
+    private final MetricRegistry registry;
 
     private final Map<Object, MetricsRecorder> cache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
-    @PostConstruct
-    void init() {
-        if (!metricsEnabled) {
-            return;
-        }
+    @Inject
+    MicroProfileMetricsProvider(
+            // lazy for `CompoundMetricsProvider`
+            @RegistryType(type = MetricRegistry.Type.BASE) Provider<MetricRegistry> registry,
+            @ConfigProperty(name = "MP_Fault_Tolerance_Metrics_Enabled", defaultValue = "true") boolean metricsEnabled,
+            ExecutorHolder executorHolder) {
+        this.metricsEnabled = metricsEnabled;
+        this.registry = registry.get();
 
         Metadata metadata = Metadata.builder()
                 .withName(MetricsConstants.TIMER_SCHEDULED)
                 .withUnit(MetricUnits.NONE)
                 .build();
         Timer timer = executorHolder.getTimer();
-        registry.gauge(metadata, timer, Timer::countScheduledTasks, new Tag("id", "" + timer.getId()));
+        this.registry.gauge(metadata, timer, Timer::countScheduledTasks, new Tag("id", "" + timer.getId()));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/MicrometerProvider.java b/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/MicrometerProvider.java
index 45695d76..f969fa24 100644
--- a/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/MicrometerProvider.java
+++ b/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/MicrometerProvider.java
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
-import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
+import jakarta.inject.Provider;
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
 
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.inject.ConfigProperty;
@@ -22,26 +22,23 @@
 
 @Singleton
 public class MicrometerProvider implements MetricsProvider {
-    @Inject
-    MeterRegistry registry;
-
-    @Inject
-    @ConfigProperty(name = "MP_Fault_Tolerance_Metrics_Enabled", defaultValue = "true")
-    boolean metricsEnabled;
+    private final boolean metricsEnabled;
 
-    @Inject
-    ExecutorHolder executorHolder;
+    private final MeterRegistry registry;
 
     private final Map<Object, MetricsRecorder> cache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
-    @PostConstruct
-    void init() {
-        if (!metricsEnabled) {
-            return;
-        }
+    @Inject
+    MicrometerProvider(
+            // lazy for `CompoundMetricsProvider`
+            Provider<MeterRegistry> registry,
+            @ConfigProperty(name = "MP_Fault_Tolerance_Metrics_Enabled", defaultValue = "true") boolean metricsEnabled,
+            ExecutorHolder executorHolder) {
+        this.metricsEnabled = metricsEnabled;
+        this.registry = registry.get();
 
         Timer timer = executorHolder.getTimer();
-        registry.gauge(MetricsConstants.TIMER_SCHEDULED, Collections.singletonList(Tag.of("id", "" + timer.getId())),
+        this.registry.gauge(MetricsConstants.TIMER_SCHEDULED, Collections.singletonList(Tag.of("id", "" + timer.getId())),
                 timer, Timer::countScheduledTasks);
     }
 
diff --git a/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/OpenTelemetryProvider.java b/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/OpenTelemetryProvider.java
index cb163834..3a34a7e1 100644
--- a/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/OpenTelemetryProvider.java
+++ b/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/metrics/OpenTelemetryProvider.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
-import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
+import jakarta.inject.Provider;
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
 
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.inject.ConfigProperty;
@@ -22,27 +22,24 @@
 
 @Singleton
 public class OpenTelemetryProvider implements MetricsProvider {
-    @Inject
-    Meter meter;
-
-    @Inject
-    @ConfigProperty(name = "MP_Fault_Tolerance_Metrics_Enabled", defaultValue = "true")
-    boolean metricsEnabled;
+    private final boolean metricsEnabled;
 
-    @Inject
-    ExecutorHolder executorHolder;
+    private final Meter meter;
 
     private final Map<Object, MetricsRecorder> cache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
-    @PostConstruct
-    void init() {
-        if (!metricsEnabled) {
-            return;
-        }
+    @Inject
+    OpenTelemetryProvider(
+            // lazy for `CompoundMetricsProvider`
+            Provider<Meter> meter,
+            @ConfigProperty(name = "MP_Fault_Tolerance_Metrics_Enabled", defaultValue = "true") boolean metricsEnabled,
+            ExecutorHolder executorHolder) {
+        this.metricsEnabled = metricsEnabled;
+        this.meter = meter.get();
 
         Timer timer = executorHolder.getTimer();
         Attributes attributes = Attributes.of(AttributeKey.stringKey("id"), "" + timer.getId());
-        meter.upDownCounterBuilder(MetricsConstants.TIMER_SCHEDULED)
+        this.meter.upDownCounterBuilder(MetricsConstants.TIMER_SCHEDULED)
                 .buildWithCallback(m -> m.record(timer.countScheduledTasks(), attributes));
     }