diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
index 37d265f0..2571d11b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ sub runtime_deps : Chained('buildChain') PathPart('runtime-deps') {
     my $build = $c->stash->{build};
     my @outPaths = map { $_->path } $build->buildoutputs->all;
 
+    requireLocalStore($c);
+
     error($c, "Build outputs no longer available.") unless all { isValidPath($_) } @outPaths;
 
     my $done = {};
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Job.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Job.pm
index 475eca37..73a3dcbd 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Job.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Job.pm
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ sub metric : Chained('job') PathPart('metric') Args(1) {
 # Hydra::Base::Controller::ListBuilds needs this.
 sub get_builds : Chained('job') PathPart('') CaptureArgs(0) {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
+    requireLocalStore($c);
     $c->stash->{allBuilds} = $c->stash->{job}->builds;
     $c->stash->{latestSucceeded} = $c->model('DB')->resultset('LatestSucceededForJob')
         ->search({}, {bind => [$c->stash->{project}->name, $c->stash->{jobset}->name, $c->stash->{job}->name]});
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
index f2b801f1..d6dda604 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ sub channels_tab : Chained('jobsetChain') PathPart('channels-tab') Args(0) {
 # Hydra::Base::Controller::ListBuilds needs this.
 sub get_builds : Chained('jobsetChain') PathPart('') CaptureArgs(0) {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
+    requireLocalStore($c);
     $c->stash->{allBuilds} = $c->stash->{jobset}->builds;
     $c->stash->{latestSucceeded} = $c->model('DB')->resultset('LatestSucceededForJobset')
         ->search({}, {bind => [$c->stash->{project}->name, $c->stash->{jobset}->name]});
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm
index 8228ed90..53520322 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ sub bump : Chained('evalChain') PathPart('bump') Args(0) {
 # Hydra::Base::Controller::NixChannel needs this.
 sub nix : Chained('evalChain') PathPart('channel') CaptureArgs(0) {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
+    requireLocalStore($c);
     $c->stash->{channelName} = $c->stash->{project}->name . "-" . $c->stash->{jobset}->name . "-latest";
     $c->stash->{channelBuilds} = $c->stash->{eval}->builds
         ->search_literal("exists (select 1 from buildproducts where build = build.id and type = 'nix-build')")
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
index 4cd577b1..64f5e011 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ sub updateProject {
 # Hydra::Base::Controller::ListBuilds needs this.
 sub get_builds : Chained('projectChain') PathPart('') CaptureArgs(0) {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
+    requireLocalStore($c);
     $c->stash->{allBuilds} = $c->stash->{project}->builds;
     $c->stash->{latestSucceeded} = $c->model('DB')->resultset('LatestSucceededForProject')
         ->search({}, {bind => [$c->stash->{project}->name]});
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
index 8827d4f0..b03212bc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ sub machines :Local Args(0) {
 # Hydra::Base::Controller::ListBuilds needs this.
 sub get_builds : Chained('/') PathPart('') CaptureArgs(0) {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
+    requireLocalStore($c);
     $c->stash->{allBuilds} = $c->model('DB::Builds');
     $c->stash->{latestSucceeded} = $c->model('DB')->resultset('LatestSucceeded');
     $c->stash->{channelBaseName} = "everything";
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm
index 43e1cc8b..6f05e8e5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(
     getResponsibleAuthors
     setCacheHeaders
     approxTableSize
+    requireLocalStore
 );
 
 
@@ -343,4 +344,11 @@ sub approxTableSize {
 }
 
 
+sub requireLocalStore {
+    my ($c) = @_;
+    notFound($c, "Nix channels are not supported by this Hydra server.")
+        if ($c->config->{store_mode} // "direct") ne "direct";
+}
+
+
 1;