diff --git a/instrumentation-tests/src/androidTest/java/com/mapbox/navigation/instrumentation_tests/core/RouteAlternativesTest.kt b/instrumentation-tests/src/androidTest/java/com/mapbox/navigation/instrumentation_tests/core/RouteAlternativesTest.kt
index 0ec57ce1498..78a50bfb47d 100644
--- a/instrumentation-tests/src/androidTest/java/com/mapbox/navigation/instrumentation_tests/core/RouteAlternativesTest.kt
+++ b/instrumentation-tests/src/androidTest/java/com/mapbox/navigation/instrumentation_tests/core/RouteAlternativesTest.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.mapbox.navigation.base.trip.model.RouteProgress
 import com.mapbox.navigation.core.MapboxNavigation
 import com.mapbox.navigation.core.directions.session.RoutesExtra
 import com.mapbox.navigation.core.internal.extensions.flowLocationMatcherResult
+import com.mapbox.navigation.core.internal.extensions.flowOnFinalDestinationArrival
 import com.mapbox.navigation.core.routealternatives.NavigationRouteAlternativesObserver
 import com.mapbox.navigation.core.routealternatives.RouteAlternativesError
 import com.mapbox.navigation.instrumentation_tests.R
@@ -301,6 +302,55 @@ class RouteAlternativesTest : BaseCoreNoCleanUpTest() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test // NN-1023
+    fun disableContinuousAlternatives() = sdkTest {
+        setupMockRequestHandlers()
+        withMapboxNavigation(
+            customConfig = """{"navigation":{"alternativeRoutes":{"maxAlternatives":0}}}""",
+            historyRecorderRule = mapboxHistoryTestRule
+        ) { mapboxNavigation ->
+            val routes = mapboxNavigation.requestNavigationRoutes(startCoordinates)
+
+            mockWebServerRule.requestHandlers.clear()
+            mockWebServerRule.requestHandlers.add(
+                MockDirectionsRequestHandler(
+                    "driving-traffic",
+                    readRawFileText(context, R.raw.route_response_alternative_during_navigation),
+                    startCoordinates,
+                    relaxedExpectedCoordinates = true
+                )
+            )
+            stayOnPosition(
+                startCoordinates.first().latitude(),
+                startCoordinates.first().longitude(),
+                30f
+            ) {
+                mapboxNavigation.startTripSession()
+                mapboxNavigation.flowLocationMatcherResult().first()
+            }
+            mapboxNavigation.setNavigationRoutesAsync(routes)
+            var alternativeUpdates = 0
+            mapboxNavigation.registerRouteAlternativesObserver(
+                object : NavigationRouteAlternativesObserver {
+                    override fun onRouteAlternatives(
+                        routeProgress: RouteProgress,
+                        alternatives: List<NavigationRoute>,
+                        routerOrigin: RouterOrigin
+                    ) {
+                        alternativeUpdates++
+                    }
+
+                    override fun onRouteAlternativesError(error: RouteAlternativesError) {
+                    }
+                }
+            )
+            mockLocationReplayerRule.playRoute(routes.first().directionsRoute)
+
+            mapboxNavigation.flowOnFinalDestinationArrival().first()
+            assertEquals(0, alternativeUpdates)
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun createExternalAlternatives(): List<NavigationRoute> {
         return NavigationRoute.create(
             readRawFileText(context, R.raw.route_response_alternative_continue),
diff --git a/instrumentation-tests/src/androidTest/java/com/mapbox/navigation/instrumentation_tests/utils/MapboxNavigationCreator.kt b/instrumentation-tests/src/androidTest/java/com/mapbox/navigation/instrumentation_tests/utils/MapboxNavigationCreator.kt
index 186f8544544..85f3e6bfe95 100644
--- a/instrumentation-tests/src/androidTest/java/com/mapbox/navigation/instrumentation_tests/utils/MapboxNavigationCreator.kt
+++ b/instrumentation-tests/src/androidTest/java/com/mapbox/navigation/instrumentation_tests/utils/MapboxNavigationCreator.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.mapbox.bindgen.Value
 import com.mapbox.common.TileDataDomain
 import com.mapbox.common.TileStore
 import com.mapbox.common.TileStoreOptions
+import com.mapbox.navigation.base.options.DeviceProfile
 import com.mapbox.navigation.base.options.NavigationOptions
 import com.mapbox.navigation.base.options.RoutingTilesOptions
 import com.mapbox.navigation.core.MapboxNavigation
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import java.net.URI
 suspend inline fun BaseCoreNoCleanUpTest.withMapboxNavigation(
     useRealTiles: Boolean = false,
     tileStore: TileStore? = null,
+    customConfig: String? = null,
     historyRecorderRule: MapboxHistoryTestRule? = null, // TODO: copy features to new infra
     block: (navigation: MapboxNavigation) -> Unit
 ) {
@@ -37,6 +39,9 @@ suspend inline fun BaseCoreNoCleanUpTest.withMapboxNavigation(
                     .tileStore(tileStore)
                     .build()
                 routingTilesOptions(routingTilesOptions)
+                customConfig?.let {
+                    deviceProfile(DeviceProfile.Builder().customConfig(it).build())
+                }
             }
             .build()
     )