diff --git a/src/evaluation/WorkspaceManager.jl b/src/evaluation/WorkspaceManager.jl
index 0d952a7d55..6568704793 100644
--- a/src/evaluation/WorkspaceManager.jl
+++ b/src/evaluation/WorkspaceManager.jl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function make_workspace((session, notebook)::SN; is_offline_renderer::Bool=false
         Malt.InProcessWorker
     elseif something(
         session.options.evaluation.workspace_use_distributed_stdlib, 
-        true
+        false
         # VERSION < v"1.8.0-0"
     )
         Malt.DistributedStdlibWorker