diff --git a/lib-injection/host_inject.rb b/lib-injection/host_inject.rb
index 8baf5e18293..6583f8c4536 100644
--- a/lib-injection/host_inject.rb
+++ b/lib-injection/host_inject.rb
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def bundler_supported?
 
           bundle_add_cmd = "bundle add #{gem} --skip-install --version #{gem_version_mapping[gem]} "
           bundle_add_cmd << ' --verbose ' if ENV['DD_TRACE_DEBUG'] == 'true'
-          bundle_add_cmd << '--require datadog/auto_instrument' if gem == 'datadog'
+          bundle_add_cmd << '--require datadog/single_step_instrument' if gem == 'datadog'
 
           utils.debug "Injection with `#{bundle_add_cmd}`"
 
diff --git a/lib/datadog/single_step_instrument.rb b/lib/datadog/single_step_instrument.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0f8288ce1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/datadog/single_step_instrument.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+#
+# Entrypoint file for single step instrumentation.
+#
+# This file's path is private. Do not reference this file.
+#
+begin
+  require_relative 'auto_instrument'
+
+  module Datadog
+    module SingleStepInstrument
+      LOADED = true
+    end
+  end
+rescue StandardError, LoadError => e
+  $stderr.warn "Single step instrumentation failed: #{e.class}, #{e.message}"
+end