There was no direct correlation in substrate specificity between the metabolism of Pseudomonas stutzeri DEH138 and its corresponding dehalogenase. Dehalogenase substrates that could be dehalogenated might not be degraded by DEH138 or vice versa. Basing on this, different approaches to enhance L-2-haloacid dehalogenase (L-DEX) production in DEH138 via the combination of non-halogenated compounds with different inducers were applied. The optimum approach to obtain more L-DEX from DEH138 was the combination of DL-lactate and DL-2-chlorobutyrate, with 5.7-fold greater production and 11.7-fold greater productivity of the enzyme after optimization.