diff --git a/src/setfit/trainer.py b/src/setfit/trainer.py
index ba035d45..c0acaf7f 100644
--- a/src/setfit/trainer.py
+++ b/src/setfit/trainer.py
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ def __init__(
         self.logs_prefix = "embedding"
         super().__init__(
             model=setfit_model.model_body,
-            args=SentenceTransformerTrainingArguments(output_dir=setfit_args.output_dir),
+            # `report_to` must be set before the superclass initializes the reporting callbacks, otherwise
+            # integrations that the user excluded are still loaded and executed.
+            args=SentenceTransformerTrainingArguments(
+                output_dir=setfit_args.output_dir, report_to=setfit_args.report_to
+            ),
             **kwargs,
         )
         self._apply_training_arguments(setfit_args)
diff --git a/tests/test_trainer.py b/tests/test_trainer.py
index 923d8527..e4c5cd11 100644
--- a/tests/test_trainer.py
+++ b/tests/test_trainer.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 import torch
 from datasets import Dataset, load_dataset
 from sentence_transformers import losses
-from transformers import TrainerCallback
+from transformers import TrainerCallback, integrations
 from transformers.testing_utils import require_optuna
 from transformers.utils.hp_naming import TrialShortNamer
 
-from setfit import logging
+from setfit import logging, training_args
 from setfit.losses import SupConLoss
 from setfit.modeling import SetFitModel
 from setfit.trainer import Trainer
@@ -557,6 +557,25 @@ class TestCallback(TrainerCallback):
     assert callback not in trainer.st_trainer.callback_handler.callbacks
 
 
+def test_trainer_report_to(model: SetFitModel, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
+    # Issue #621: integrations that were not requested via `report_to` must not be loaded
+    class DummyReportCallback(TrainerCallback):
+        pass
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(training_args, "get_available_reporting_integrations", lambda: ["dummy"])
+    monkeypatch.setitem(integrations.INTEGRATION_TO_CALLBACK, "dummy", DummyReportCallback)
+
+    def reports_to_dummy(args: TrainingArguments) -> bool:
+        trainer = Trainer(model=model, args=args)
+        return any(
+            isinstance(callback, DummyReportCallback) for callback in trainer.st_trainer.callback_handler.callbacks
+        )
+
+    assert reports_to_dummy(TrainingArguments(report_to="all"))
+    assert reports_to_dummy(TrainingArguments(report_to="dummy"))
+    assert not reports_to_dummy(TrainingArguments(report_to="none"))
+
+
 def test_trainer_warn_freeze(model: SetFitModel):
     trainer = Trainer(model)
     with pytest.warns(