diff --git a/internal/querynodev2/optimizers/query_hook.go b/internal/querynodev2/optimizers/query_hook.go
index faaf990d1d..1aabb4adcc 100644
--- a/internal/querynodev2/optimizers/query_hook.go
+++ b/internal/querynodev2/optimizers/query_hook.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/merr"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/paramtable"
 )
 
 // QueryHook is the interface for search/query parameter optimizer.
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ type QueryHook interface {
 }
 
 func OptimizeSearchParams(ctx context.Context, req *querypb.SearchRequest, queryHook QueryHook, numSegments int) (*querypb.SearchRequest, error) {
-	// no hook applied, just return
-	if queryHook == nil {
+	// no hook applied or disabled, just return
+	if queryHook == nil || !paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.GetAsBool() {
 		return req, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/querynodev2/optimizers/query_hook_test.go b/internal/querynodev2/optimizers/query_hook_test.go
index 132619b5e3..df97557f88 100644
--- a/internal/querynodev2/optimizers/query_hook_test.go
+++ b/internal/querynodev2/optimizers/query_hook_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/proto/querypb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/merr"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/paramtable"
 )
 
 type QueryHookSuite struct {
@@ -30,15 +31,20 @@ func (suite *QueryHookSuite) TearDownTest() {
 func (suite *QueryHookSuite) TestOptimizeSearchParam() {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
+	paramtable.Init()
 
 	suite.Run("normal_run", func() {
+		paramtable.Get().Save(paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.Key, "true")
 		mockHook := NewMockQueryHook(suite.T())
 		mockHook.EXPECT().Run(mock.Anything).Run(func(params map[string]any) {
 			params[common.TopKKey] = int64(50)
 			params[common.SearchParamKey] = `{"param": 2}`
 		}).Return(nil)
 		suite.queryHook = mockHook
-		defer func() { suite.queryHook = nil }()
+		defer func() {
+			paramtable.Get().Reset(paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.Key)
+			suite.queryHook = nil
+		}()
 
 		plan := &planpb.PlanNode{
 			Node: &planpb.PlanNode_VectorAnns{
@@ -63,7 +69,37 @@ func (suite *QueryHookSuite) TestOptimizeSearchParam() {
 		suite.verifyQueryInfo(req, 50, `{"param": 2}`)
 	})
 
+	suite.Run("disable optimization", func() {
+		mockHook := NewMockQueryHook(suite.T())
+		suite.queryHook = mockHook
+		defer func() { suite.queryHook = nil }()
+
+		plan := &planpb.PlanNode{
+			Node: &planpb.PlanNode_VectorAnns{
+				VectorAnns: &planpb.VectorANNS{
+					QueryInfo: &planpb.QueryInfo{
+						Topk:         100,
+						SearchParams: `{"param": 1}`,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		bs, err := proto.Marshal(plan)
+		suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+		req, err := OptimizeSearchParams(ctx, &querypb.SearchRequest{
+			Req: &internalpb.SearchRequest{
+				SerializedExprPlan: bs,
+			},
+			TotalChannelNum: 2,
+		}, suite.queryHook, 2)
+		suite.NoError(err)
+		suite.verifyQueryInfo(req, 100, `{"param": 1}`)
+	})
+
 	suite.Run("no_hook", func() {
+		paramtable.Get().Save(paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.Key, "true")
+		defer paramtable.Get().Reset(paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.Key)
 		suite.queryHook = nil
 		plan := &planpb.PlanNode{
 			Node: &planpb.PlanNode_VectorAnns{
@@ -89,13 +125,17 @@ func (suite *QueryHookSuite) TestOptimizeSearchParam() {
 	})
 
 	suite.Run("other_plannode", func() {
+		paramtable.Get().Save(paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.Key, "true")
 		mockHook := NewMockQueryHook(suite.T())
 		mockHook.EXPECT().Run(mock.Anything).Run(func(params map[string]any) {
 			params[common.TopKKey] = int64(50)
 			params[common.SearchParamKey] = `{"param": 2}`
 		}).Return(nil).Maybe()
 		suite.queryHook = mockHook
-		defer func() { suite.queryHook = nil }()
+		defer func() {
+			paramtable.Get().Reset(paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.Key)
+			suite.queryHook = nil
+		}()
 
 		plan := &planpb.PlanNode{
 			Node: &planpb.PlanNode_Query{},
@@ -114,6 +154,8 @@ func (suite *QueryHookSuite) TestOptimizeSearchParam() {
 	})
 
 	suite.Run("no_serialized_plan", func() {
+		paramtable.Get().Save(paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.Key, "true")
+		defer paramtable.Get().Reset(paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.Key)
 		mockHook := NewMockQueryHook(suite.T())
 		suite.queryHook = mockHook
 		defer func() { suite.queryHook = nil }()
@@ -126,13 +168,17 @@ func (suite *QueryHookSuite) TestOptimizeSearchParam() {
 	})
 
 	suite.Run("hook_run_error", func() {
+		paramtable.Get().Save(paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.Key, "true")
 		mockHook := NewMockQueryHook(suite.T())
 		mockHook.EXPECT().Run(mock.Anything).Run(func(params map[string]any) {
 			params[common.TopKKey] = int64(50)
 			params[common.SearchParamKey] = `{"param": 2}`
 		}).Return(merr.WrapErrServiceInternal("mocked"))
 		suite.queryHook = mockHook
-		defer func() { suite.queryHook = nil }()
+		defer func() {
+			paramtable.Get().Reset(paramtable.Get().AutoIndexConfig.Enable.Key)
+			suite.queryHook = nil
+		}()
 
 		plan := &planpb.PlanNode{
 			Node: &planpb.PlanNode_VectorAnns{