diff --git a/.github/workflows/flex-interactive.yml b/.github/workflows/flex-interactive.yml
index 379f5faf2780..2df123e7386a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flex-interactive.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flex-interactive.yml
@@ -52,11 +52,15 @@ jobs:
       if: false
 
     - name: Test gsctl
+      env:
+        CYPHER_PORT: 7688
+        COORDINATOR_PORT: 8080
+        COORDINATOR_ENDPOINT: "http://127.0.0.1:8080"
       run: |
         # install gsctl
         python3 -m pip install ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/python/dist/*.whl
-        # launch service: 8080 for coordinator http port; 7687 for cypher port;
-        gsctl instance deploy --type interactive --image-registry graphscope --image-tag latest --cypher-port 7688 --interactive-config ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/flex/tests/hqps/interactive_config_test.yaml
+        # launch service: ${COORDINATOR_PORT} for coordinator http port; ${CYPHER_PORT} for cypher port;
+        gsctl instance deploy --type interactive --image-registry graphscope --image-tag latest --cypher-port ${CYPHER_PORT} --coordinator-port ${COORDINATOR_PORT} --interactive-config ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/flex/tests/hqps/interactive_config_test.yaml
         sleep 20
         # test
         python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir pytest pytest-cov pytest-timeout pytest-xdist
@@ -67,8 +71,8 @@ jobs:
                           $(dirname $(python3 -c "import graphscope.gsctl as gsctl; print(gsctl.__file__)"))/tests/test_interactive.py
 
         # test coordinator
-        res=`curl http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v1/service`
-        echo $res | grep 7688 || exit 1
+        res=`curl http://127.0.0.1:${COORDINATOR_PORT}/api/v1/service`
+        echo $res | grep ${CYPHER_PORT} || exit 1
 
         # destroy instance
         gsctl instance destroy --type interactive -y
diff --git a/flex/CMakeLists.txt b/flex/CMakeLists.txt
index c0385658cec2..050a944e1b31 100644
--- a/flex/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/flex/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ option(BUILD_ODPS_FRAGMENT_LOADER "Whether to build odps fragment loader" OFF)
 option(USE_PTHASH "Whether to use pthash" OFF)
 option(OPTIMIZE_FOR_HOST "Whether to optimize on host" ON) # Whether to build optimized code on host
 option(USE_STATIC_ARROW "Whether to use static arrow" ON) # Whether to link arrow statically, default is ON
+option(BUILD_WITH_OTEL "Whether to build with opentelemetry-cpp" OFF) # Whether to build with opentelemetry-cpp, default is OFF
 
 #print options
 message(STATUS "Build test: ${BUILD_TEST}")
@@ -164,14 +165,16 @@ endif ()
 find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
 include_directories(${Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
-find_package(opentelemetry-cpp CONFIG)
-if (OPENTELEMETRY_CPP_FOUND)
-    message(STATUS "opentelemetry-cpp found")
-    find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_OPENTELEMETRY_CPP)
-else()
-    message(STATUS "opentelemetry-cpp not found, build without opentelemetry-cpp")
-endif ()
+if (BUILD_WITH_OTEL)
+    find_package(opentelemetry-cpp CONFIG)
+    if (OPENTELEMETRY_CPP_FOUND)
+        message(STATUS "opentelemetry-cpp found")
+        find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+        add_definitions(-DHAVE_OPENTELEMETRY_CPP)
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "opentelemetry-cpp not found, build without opentelemetry-cpp")
+    endif ()
+endif()
 
 # Find Doxygen
 if (BUILD_DOC)
diff --git a/python/graphscope/gsctl/tests/test_interactive.py b/python/graphscope/gsctl/tests/test_interactive.py
index 01132fa9c5cc..f828d409e3fa 100644
--- a/python/graphscope/gsctl/tests/test_interactive.py
+++ b/python/graphscope/gsctl/tests/test_interactive.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+import os
 import warnings
 
 # Disable warnings
@@ -219,6 +220,8 @@ class ExampleQuery : public CypherReadAppBase<int32_t> {
 
 class TestE2EInteractive(object):
     def setup_class(self):
+        if "COORDINATOR_ENDPOINT" in os.environ:
+            COORDINATOR_ENDPOINT = os.environ["COORDINATOR_ENDPOINT"]
         self.deployment_info = connect_coordinator(COORDINATOR_ENDPOINT)
 
     def test_deployment_info(self):