diff --git a/Sources/MapboxCoreNavigation/NavigationRouteOptions.swift b/Sources/MapboxCoreNavigation/NavigationRouteOptions.swift
index 4fc6387a632..c763d86373c 100644
--- a/Sources/MapboxCoreNavigation/NavigationRouteOptions.swift
+++ b/Sources/MapboxCoreNavigation/NavigationRouteOptions.swift
@@ -91,7 +91,13 @@ open class NavigationMatchOptions: MatchOptions, OptimizedForNavigation {
         },
                    profileIdentifier: profileIdentifier,
                    queryItems: queryItems)
-        attributeOptions = [.numericCongestionLevel, .expectedTravelTime]
+        attributeOptions = [.expectedTravelTime]
+        if profileIdentifier == .cycling {
+            // https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-navigation-ios/issues/3495
+            attributeOptions.update(with: .congestionLevel)
+        } else {
+            attributeOptions.update(with: .numericCongestionLevel)
+        }
         if profileIdentifier == .automobile || profileIdentifier == .automobileAvoidingTraffic {
             attributeOptions.insert(.maximumSpeedLimit)
         }