diff --git a/R/crew_controller_aws_batch.R b/R/crew_controller_aws_batch.R
index 530caa7..e5865fc 100644
--- a/R/crew_controller_aws_batch.R
+++ b/R/crew_controller_aws_batch.R
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ crew_controller_aws_batch <- function(
   garbage_collection = FALSE,
   launch_max = 5L,
   processes = NULL,
-  r_arguments = NULL,
+  r_arguments = c("--no-save", "--no-restore"),
   aws_batch_config = list(),
   aws_batch_credentials = list(),
   aws_batch_endpoint = NULL,
diff --git a/R/crew_launcher_aws_batch.R b/R/crew_launcher_aws_batch.R
index 08a292d..676761c 100644
--- a/R/crew_launcher_aws_batch.R
+++ b/R/crew_launcher_aws_batch.R
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ crew_launcher_aws_batch <- function(
   launch_max = 5L,
   tls = crew::crew_tls(mode = "automatic"),
   processes = NULL,
-  r_arguments = NULL,
+  r_arguments = c("--no-save", "--no-restore"),
   aws_batch_config = list(),
   aws_batch_credentials = list(),
   aws_batch_endpoint = NULL,
diff --git a/man/crew_controller_aws_batch.Rd b/man/crew_controller_aws_batch.Rd
index 42e334d..4ac4cb7 100644
--- a/man/crew_controller_aws_batch.Rd
+++ b/man/crew_controller_aws_batch.Rd
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ crew_controller_aws_batch(
   garbage_collection = FALSE,
   launch_max = 5L,
   processes = NULL,
-  r_arguments = NULL,
+  r_arguments = c("--no-save", "--no-restore"),
   aws_batch_config = list(),
   aws_batch_credentials = list(),
   aws_batch_endpoint = NULL,
diff --git a/man/crew_launcher_aws_batch.Rd b/man/crew_launcher_aws_batch.Rd
index 406ab27..94cb614 100644
--- a/man/crew_launcher_aws_batch.Rd
+++ b/man/crew_launcher_aws_batch.Rd
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ crew_launcher_aws_batch(
   launch_max = 5L,
   tls = crew::crew_tls(mode = "automatic"),
   processes = NULL,
-  r_arguments = NULL,
+  r_arguments = c("--no-save", "--no-restore"),
   aws_batch_config = list(),
   aws_batch_credentials = list(),
   aws_batch_endpoint = NULL,