diff --git a/foreman/start-queue-runner.sh b/foreman/start-queue-runner.sh
index 9796b105..f4fd6048 100755
--- a/foreman/start-queue-runner.sh
+++ b/foreman/start-queue-runner.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # wait until hydra is listening on port 63333
 while ! nc -z localhost 63333; do sleep 1; done
 
-HYDRA_CONFIG=$(pwd)/.hydra-data/hydra.conf exec hydra-queue-runner
+NIX_REMOTE_SYSTEMS="" HYDRA_CONFIG=$(pwd)/.hydra-data/hydra.conf exec hydra-queue-runner