diff --git a/modules/nix-config/server.nix b/modules/nix-config/server.nix
index 398b2eb..c904e83 100644
--- a/modules/nix-config/server.nix
+++ b/modules/nix-config/server.nix
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@
     daemonIOSchedPriority = 7;
   };
 
-  systemd.services.nix-daemon.serviceConfig.Slice = "builder.slice";
+  systemd.services.nix-daemon = {
+    serviceConfig.Slice = "builder.slice";
+    environment.AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED = "true";
+  };
 }