diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/loader-suites/loader/noOnLoad/pageloadTransaction/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/loader-suites/loader/noOnLoad/pageloadTransaction/test.ts
index 257934434358..5c520e975524 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/loader-suites/loader/noOnLoad/pageloadTransaction/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/loader-suites/loader/noOnLoad/pageloadTransaction/test.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,21 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { sentryTest } from '../../../../utils/fixtures';
-import {
-  envelopeRequestParser,
-  shouldSkipTracingTest,
-  waitForTransactionRequestOnUrl,
-} from '../../../../utils/helpers';
+import { shouldSkipTracingTest } from '../../../../utils/helpers';
+import { getSpanOp, waitForStreamedSpan } from '../../../../utils/spanUtils';
 
-sentryTest('should create a pageload transaction', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page }) => {
+sentryTest('should create a pageload span', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page }) => {
   if (shouldSkipTracingTest()) {
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
+  const spanPromise = waitForStreamedSpan(page, s => getSpanOp(s) === 'pageload');
   const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
-  const req = await waitForTransactionRequestOnUrl(page, url);
+  await page.goto(url);
+  const pageloadSpan = await spanPromise;
 
-  const eventData = envelopeRequestParser(req);
   const timeOrigin = await page.evaluate<number>('window._testBaseTimestamp');
 
-  const { start_timestamp: startTimestamp } = eventData;
+  expect(pageloadSpan.start_timestamp).toBeCloseTo(timeOrigin, 1);
 
-  expect(startTimestamp).toBeCloseTo(timeOrigin, 1);
-
-  expect(eventData.contexts?.trace?.op).toBe('pageload');
-  expect(eventData.spans?.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  expect(eventData.transaction_info?.source).toEqual('url');
+  expect(pageloadSpan.attributes?.['sentry.segment.name.source'].value).toEqual('url');
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5-cf-workers/wrangler.jsonc b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5-cf-workers/wrangler.jsonc
index 9dbebf825355..135d0dbcd544 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5-cf-workers/wrangler.jsonc
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5-cf-workers/wrangler.jsonc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT": "qa",
     "SENTRY_TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE": "1.0",
     "SENTRY_TUNNEL": "http://localhost:3031/",
+    "SENTRY_TRACE_LIFECYCLE": "static",
   },
   "assets": {
     "binding": "ASSETS",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-layer/src/stack.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-layer/src/stack.ts
index 4b4a54ef24f1..7171e66872c0 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-layer/src/stack.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-layer/src/stack.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export class LocalLambdaStack extends Stack {
             Variables: {
               SENTRY_TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE: 1.0,
               SENTRY_DEBUG: true,
+              SENTRY_TRACE_LIFECYCLE: 'static',
               NODE_OPTIONS: `--import=@sentry/aws-serverless/awslambda-auto`,
               // We only set SENTRY_DSN if not running TunnelNoDsn, because there
               // we want to test that the extension tunnel forwards requests when SENTRY_DSN is missing.
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless/src/stack.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless/src/stack.ts
index cb3f4db7d0ec..9375ac6f0835 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless/src/stack.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless/src/stack.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export class LocalLambdaStack extends Stack {
               SENTRY_DSN: dsn,
               SENTRY_TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE: 1.0,
               SENTRY_DEBUG: true,
+              SENTRY_TRACE_LIFECYCLE: 'static',
               NODE_OPTIONS: `--import=@sentry/aws-serverless/awslambda-auto`,
             },
           },
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/integrations/spanstreaming.ts b/packages/browser/src/integrations/spanstreaming.ts
index 6c1a647cb1fb..e8ed1a0de537 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/integrations/spanstreaming.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/integrations/spanstreaming.ts
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@ export const spanStreamingIntegration = defineIntegration(() => {
   return {
     name: 'SpanStreaming' as const,
 
-    beforeSetup(client) {
-      // If users only set spanStreamingIntegration, without traceLifecycle, we set it to "stream" for them.
-      // This avoids the classic double-opt-in problem we'd otherwise have in the browser SDK.
-      const clientOptions = client.getOptions();
-      if (!clientOptions.traceLifecycle) {
-        DEBUG_BUILD && debug.log('[SpanStreaming] setting `traceLifecycle` to "stream"');
-        clientOptions.traceLifecycle = 'stream';
-      }
-    },
-
     setup(client) {
       const initialMessage = 'SpanStreaming integration requires';
       const fallbackMsg = 'Falling back to static trace lifecycle.';
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/sdk.ts b/packages/browser/src/sdk.ts
index f9ee4938ace1..d3bf3c960d6e 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/sdk.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { globalHandlersIntegration } from './integrations/globalhandlers';
 import { httpContextIntegration } from './integrations/httpcontext';
 import { linkedErrorsIntegration } from './integrations/linkederrors';
 import { spotlightBrowserIntegration } from './integrations/spotlight';
+import { spanStreamingIntegration } from './integrations/spanstreaming';
 import { defaultStackParser } from './stack-parsers';
 import { makeFetchTransport } from './transports/fetch';
 import { normalizeStringifyValue } from './normalizeStringifyValue';
@@ -110,14 +111,22 @@ export function init(options: BrowserOptions = {}): Client | undefined {
   }
   /*! rollup-include-development-only-end */
 
+  const integrations = getIntegrationsToSetup({
+    integrations: options.integrations,
+    defaultIntegrations,
+  });
+
+  options.traceLifecycle ??= 'stream';
+
+  if (options.traceLifecycle === 'stream' && !integrations.some(integration => integration.name === 'SpanStreaming')) {
+    integrations.push(spanStreamingIntegration());
+  }
+
   const clientOptions: BrowserClientOptions = {
     ...options,
     enabled: shouldDisableBecauseIsBrowserExtenstion ? false : options.enabled,
     stackParser: stackParserFromStackParserOptions(options.stackParser || defaultStackParser),
-    integrations: getIntegrationsToSetup({
-      integrations: options.integrations,
-      defaultIntegrations,
-    }),
+    integrations,
     transport: options.transport || makeFetchTransport,
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/browser/test/integrations/spanstreaming.test.ts b/packages/browser/test/integrations/spanstreaming.test.ts
index dd5268dab4ec..db4209a823e8 100644
--- a/packages/browser/test/integrations/spanstreaming.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/test/integrations/spanstreaming.test.ts
@@ -37,24 +37,9 @@ describe('spanStreamingIntegration', () => {
     const integration = spanStreamingIntegration();
     expect(integration.name).toBe('SpanStreaming');
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
-    expect(integration.beforeSetup).toBeDefined();
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
     expect(integration.setup).toBeDefined();
   });
 
-  it('sets traceLifecycle to "stream" if not set', () => {
-    const client = new BrowserClient({
-      ...getDefaultBrowserClientOptions(),
-      dsn: 'https://username@domain/123',
-      integrations: [spanStreamingIntegration()],
-    });
-
-    SentryCore.setCurrentClient(client);
-    client.init();
-
-    expect(client.getOptions().traceLifecycle).toBe('stream');
-  });
-
   it.each(['static', 'somethingElse'])(
     'logs a warning if traceLifecycle is not set to "stream" but to %s',
     traceLifecycle => {
diff --git a/packages/browser/test/sdk.test.ts b/packages/browser/test/sdk.test.ts
index 3d84da69e565..744025bc1b1d 100644
--- a/packages/browser/test/sdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/test/sdk.test.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,32 @@ describe('init', () => {
     expect(optionsPassed?.integrations.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 
+  it('installs spanStreamingIntegration by default', () => {
+    // @ts-expect-error this is fine for testing
+    const initAndBindSpy = vi.spyOn(SentryCore, 'initAndBind').mockImplementationOnce(() => {});
+    const options = getDefaultBrowserOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, defaultIntegrations: undefined });
+
+    init(options);
+
+    const optionsPassed = initAndBindSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1];
+    expect(optionsPassed?.integrations.some(integration => integration.name === 'SpanStreaming')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('does not install spanStreamingIntegration when traceLifecycle is static', () => {
+    // @ts-expect-error this is fine for testing
+    const initAndBindSpy = vi.spyOn(SentryCore, 'initAndBind').mockImplementationOnce(() => {});
+    const options = getDefaultBrowserOptions({
+      dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
+      defaultIntegrations: undefined,
+      traceLifecycle: 'static',
+    });
+
+    init(options);
+
+    const optionsPassed = initAndBindSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1];
+    expect(optionsPassed?.integrations.some(integration => integration.name === 'SpanStreaming')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   test("doesn't install default integrations if told not to", () => {
     const DEFAULT_INTEGRATIONS: Integration[] = [
       new MockIntegration('MockIntegration 0.3'),
@@ -73,6 +99,17 @@ describe('init', () => {
     expect(DEFAULT_INTEGRATIONS[1]!.setupOnce as Mock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
   });
 
+  it('installs spanStreamingIntegration with defaultIntegrations disabled', () => {
+    // @ts-expect-error this is fine for testing
+    const initAndBindSpy = vi.spyOn(SentryCore, 'initAndBind').mockImplementationOnce(() => {});
+    const options = getDefaultBrowserOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, defaultIntegrations: false });
+
+    init(options);
+
+    const optionsPassed = initAndBindSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1];
+    expect(optionsPassed?.integrations.some(integration => integration.name === 'SpanStreaming')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it('installs merged default integrations, with overrides provided through options', () => {
     const DEFAULT_INTEGRATIONS = [
       new MockIntegration('MockIntegration 1.1'),
diff --git a/packages/bundler-plugins/src/core/sentry/telemetry.ts b/packages/bundler-plugins/src/core/sentry/telemetry.ts
index afeedda2f87c..5615ac3e8f6f 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-plugins/src/core/sentry/telemetry.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-plugins/src/core/sentry/telemetry.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export function createSentryInstance(
     dsn: 'https://4c2bae7d9fbc413e8f7385f55c515d51@o1.ingest.sentry.io/6690737',
 
     tracesSampleRate: 1,
+    traceLifecycle: 'static',
     sampleRate: 1,
 
     release: LIB_VERSION,
diff --git a/packages/cloudflare/src/options.ts b/packages/cloudflare/src/options.ts
index 947d6d921892..a90a236e4bf1 100644
--- a/packages/cloudflare/src/options.ts
+++ b/packages/cloudflare/src/options.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export function getFinalOptions(userOptions: CloudflareOptions = {}, env: unknow
     tracesSampleRate: isFinite(tracesSampleRate) ? tracesSampleRate : undefined,
     debug: userOptions.debug ?? envToBool(getEnvVar(env, 'SENTRY_DEBUG')),
     tunnel: userOptions.tunnel ?? getEnvVar(env, 'SENTRY_TUNNEL'),
+    traceLifecycle: userOptions.traceLifecycle ?? getTraceLifecycleFromEnv(getEnvVar(env, 'SENTRY_TRACE_LIFECYCLE')),
     /*! rollup-include-development-only */
     spotlight,
     /*! rollup-include-development-only-end */
@@ -102,3 +103,7 @@ function getSpotlightFromEnv(
     ? (envUrl ?? true) // true: use env URL if present, otherwise true
     : (envBool ?? envUrl); // undefined: use env var (bool or URL)
 }
+
+function getTraceLifecycleFromEnv(envVar: string | undefined): 'static' | 'stream' | undefined {
+  return envVar === 'stream' || envVar === 'static' ? envVar : undefined;
+}
diff --git a/packages/cloudflare/test/sdk.test.ts b/packages/cloudflare/test/sdk.test.ts
index 09efdd96f3d6..643c9f4462fb 100644
--- a/packages/cloudflare/test/sdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cloudflare/test/sdk.test.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ describe('init', () => {
     expect(client).toBeInstanceOf(CloudflareClient);
   });
 
-  test('installs SpanStreaming integration when traceLifecycle is "stream"', () => {
+  test('installs SpanStreaming integration by default', () => {
     init({
       dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
-      traceLifecycle: 'stream',
     });
     const client = getClient();
 
@@ -36,8 +35,8 @@ describe('init', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  test("does not install SpanStreaming integration when traceLifecycle is not 'stream'", () => {
-    init({ dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337' });
+  test("does not install SpanStreaming integration when traceLifecycle is 'static'", () => {
+    init({ dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337', traceLifecycle: 'static' });
     const client = getClient();
 
     expect(client?.getOptions()).toEqual(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/client.ts b/packages/core/src/client.ts
index 8171a53c02c4..6a11959e9983 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/client.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export abstract class Client<O extends ClientOptions = ClientOptions> {
    * @param options Options for the client.
    */
   protected constructor(options: O) {
-    this._options = { attachStacktrace: true, ...options };
+    this._options = { attachStacktrace: true, traceLifecycle: 'stream', ...options };
     this._integrations = {};
     this._numProcessing = 0;
     this._outcomes = {};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/server-runtime-client.ts b/packages/core/src/server-runtime-client.ts
index 9b1c2374e50a..ec10c516ef9b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/server-runtime-client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/server-runtime-client.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export class ServerRuntimeClient<
   public constructor(options: O) {
     addUserAgentToTransportHeaders(options);
 
+    options.traceLifecycle ??= 'stream';
+
     // When span streaming is enabled (`traceLifecycle: 'stream'`), the `spanStreamingIntegration`
     // is required to flush spans. We add it here so the individual server SDKs don't have to.
     // A user-provided `spanStreamingIntegration` always takes precedence over the one we add.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/options.ts b/packages/core/src/types/options.ts
index b96c3159dad6..4aa93e6ac12e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/options.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/options.ts
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ export interface ClientOptions<TO extends BaseTransportOptions = BaseTransportOp
    * The trace lifecycle, determining whether spans are sent statically when the entire local span tree is complete,
    * or streamed in batches, following interval- and action-based triggers.
    *
-   * @default 'static'
+   * @default 'stream'
    */
   traceLifecycle?: 'static' | 'stream';
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
index e0d3c4b3c8c1..99112f0e35ef 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,21 @@ describe('Client', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, test: true });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
 
-      expect(client.getOptions()).toEqual({ attachStacktrace: true, ...options });
+      expect(client.getOptions()).toEqual({ attachStacktrace: true, traceLifecycle: 'stream', ...options });
+    });
+
+    test('defaults traceLifecycle to stream', () => {
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions();
+      delete options.traceLifecycle;
+      const client = new TestClient(options);
+
+      expect(client.getOptions().traceLifecycle).toBe('stream');
+    });
+
+    test('preserves an explicit static traceLifecycle', () => {
+      const client = new TestClient(getDefaultTestClientOptions({ traceLifecycle: 'static' }));
+
+      expect(client.getOptions().traceLifecycle).toBe('static');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/deno/test/sdk.test.ts b/packages/deno/test/sdk.test.ts
index eac8f4d7997e..5d0d8973a075 100644
--- a/packages/deno/test/sdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/deno/test/sdk.test.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Deno.test('init() should return client', () => {
   assertNotEquals(init({}), undefined);
 });
 
-Deno.test('adds spanStreamingIntegration when traceLifecycle is "stream"', () => {
-  const client = init({ traceLifecycle: 'stream' });
+Deno.test('adds spanStreamingIntegration by default', () => {
+  const client = init({});
   const integrations = client.getOptions().integrations;
   assertArrayIncludes(
     integrations.map(i => i.name),
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ Deno.test('adds spanStreamingIntegration when traceLifecycle is "stream"', () =>
   );
 });
 
-Deno.test('doesn\'t add spanStreamingIntegration when traceLifecycle is not "stream"', () => {
-  const client = init({});
+Deno.test('doesn\'t add spanStreamingIntegration when traceLifecycle is "static"', () => {
+  const client = init({ traceLifecycle: 'static' });
   const integrations = client.getOptions().integrations;
   assert(!integrations.some(i => i.name === 'SpanStreaming'));
 });
diff --git a/packages/node/src/sdk/index.ts b/packages/node/src/sdk/index.ts
index c519b4408269..fe5df56cd5c1 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/sdk/index.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/sdk/index.ts
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ function getClientOptions(
   const spotlight = getSpotlightConfig(options.spotlight);
 
   const tracesSampleRate = getTracesSampleRate(options.tracesSampleRate);
+  const traceLifecycle = getTraceLifecycle(options.traceLifecycle);
 
   const mergedOptions = {
     ...options,
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ function getClientOptions(
     release,
     tracesSampleRate,
     spotlight,
+    traceLifecycle,
     debug: envToBool(options.debug ?? process.env.SENTRY_DEBUG),
   };
 
@@ -355,6 +357,20 @@ function getTracesSampleRate(tracesSampleRate: NodeOptions['tracesSampleRate']):
   return isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : undefined;
 }
 
+function getTraceLifecycle(traceLifecycle: NodeOptions['traceLifecycle']): 'stream' | 'static' {
+  if (traceLifecycle !== undefined) {
+    return traceLifecycle;
+  }
+
+  const lifecycleFromEnv = process.env.SENTRY_TRACE_LIFECYCLE;
+
+  if (lifecycleFromEnv === 'stream' || lifecycleFromEnv === 'static') {
+    return lifecycleFromEnv;
+  }
+
+  return 'stream';
+}
+
 /**
  * Update scope and propagation context based on environmental variables.
  *
diff --git a/packages/node/test/sdk/init.test.ts b/packages/node/test/sdk/init.test.ts
index c4b0550098fa..c6c845ac4eba 100644
--- a/packages/node/test/sdk/init.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node/test/sdk/init.test.ts
@@ -59,16 +59,12 @@ describe('init()', () => {
   });
 
   describe('integrations', () => {
-    it("doesn't install default integrations if told not to", () => {
+    it('only installs the required spanStreaming integration if default integrations are disabled', () => {
       init({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, defaultIntegrations: false });
 
       const client = getClient();
 
-      expect(client?.getOptions()).toEqual(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          integrations: [],
-        }),
-      );
+      expect(client?.getOptions().integrations.map(integration => integration.name)).toEqual(['SpanStreaming']);
 
       expect(mockAutoPerformanceIntegrations).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
     });
@@ -169,8 +165,8 @@ describe('init()', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it('installs spanStreaming integration when traceLifecycle is "stream"', () => {
-      init({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, traceLifecycle: 'stream' });
+    it('installs spanStreaming integration by default', () => {
+      init({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = getClient();
 
       expect(client?.getOptions()).toEqual(
@@ -180,8 +176,8 @@ describe('init()', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it("doesn't install spanStreaming integration when traceLifecycle is not 'stream'", () => {
-      init({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
+    it("doesn't install spanStreaming integration when traceLifecycle is 'static'", () => {
+      init({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, traceLifecycle: 'static' });
 
       const client = getClient();
       expect(client?.getOptions()).toEqual(
@@ -192,7 +188,7 @@ describe('init()', () => {
     });
 
     it('installs spanStreaming integration even with custom defaultIntegrations', () => {
-      init({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, traceLifecycle: 'stream', defaultIntegrations: [] });
+      init({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, defaultIntegrations: [] });
       const client = getClient();
 
       expect(client?.getOptions()).toEqual(
diff --git a/packages/vercel-edge/src/sdk.ts b/packages/vercel-edge/src/sdk.ts
index 43bdecdf3931..a845a9d77886 100644
--- a/packages/vercel-edge/src/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/vercel-edge/src/sdk.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ export function init(options: VercelEdgeOptions = {}): Client {
   options.environment =
     options.environment || process.env.SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT || getVercelEnv(false) || process.env.NODE_ENV;
 
+  options.traceLifecycle = options.traceLifecycle ?? getTraceLifecycleFromEnv(process.env.SENTRY_TRACE_LIFECYCLE);
+
   const client = new VercelEdgeClient({
     ...options,
     stackParser: stackParserFromStackParserOptions(options.stackParser || nodeStackParser),
@@ -258,3 +260,7 @@ export function getSentryRelease(fallback?: string): string | undefined {
     fallback
   );
 }
+
+function getTraceLifecycleFromEnv(envVar: string | undefined): 'static' | 'stream' | undefined {
+  return envVar === 'stream' || envVar === 'static' ? envVar : undefined;
+}
diff --git a/packages/vercel-edge/test/sdk.test.ts b/packages/vercel-edge/test/sdk.test.ts
index d5a67edff718..0da12197a5f4 100644
--- a/packages/vercel-edge/test/sdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vercel-edge/test/sdk.test.ts
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ import { init, spanStreamingIntegration } from '../src';
 import type { Integration } from '@sentry/core';
 
 describe('init', () => {
-  it('adds spanStreamingIntegration when traceLifecycle is "stream"', () => {
-    const client = init({ traceLifecycle: 'stream' });
+  it('adds spanStreamingIntegration by default', () => {
+    const client = init({});
     const integrations = client?.getOptions().integrations;
 
     expect(integrations?.map(i => i.name)).toContain('SpanStreaming');
   });
 
-  it('doesn\'t add spanStreamingIntegration when traceLifecycle is not "stream"', () => {
-    const client = init({});
+  it('doesn\'t add spanStreamingIntegration when traceLifecycle is "static"', () => {
+    const client = init({ traceLifecycle: 'static' });
     const integrations = client?.getOptions().integrations;
 
     expect(integrations?.map(i => i.name)).not.toContain('SpanStreaming');
   });
 
   it('adds spanStreaming integration even with custom defaultIntegrations', () => {
-    const client = init({ traceLifecycle: 'stream', defaultIntegrations: [] });
+    const client = init({ defaultIntegrations: [] });
     const integrations = client?.getOptions().integrations;
 
     expect(integrations?.map(i => i.name)).toContain('SpanStreaming');