diff --git a/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/job/JobManager.java b/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/job/JobManager.java
index 4614e9439..82b5691a5 100644
--- a/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/job/JobManager.java
+++ b/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/job/JobManager.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public JobManager(JobConfig config) {
         ZIP_FILE = new File(basePath + ".zip");
         JobUtils.zip(new File(config.getSourcePath()), ZIP_FILE);
         logger.info("created zip archive: {}", ZIP_FILE);
-        server = HttpServer.handler(this).http(config.getPort()).build();
+        server = HttpServer.handler(this).http(config.getPort()).local(false).build();
         jobUrl = "http://" + config.getHost() + ":" + server.getPort();
         queue = new LinkedBlockingQueue();
     }