diff --git a/scripts/gh-build-crate.sh b/scripts/gh-build-crate.sh
index 2f3d13b9..b18d5050 100755
--- a/scripts/gh-build-crate.sh
+++ b/scripts/gh-build-crate.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ CHANGES=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1)
 # Bulk changes for the record
 echo Changed files: $CHANGES
 
+# Disable assistant. This is necessary despite the setup-alire action doing it
+# too, because we sometimes run inside a Docker with fresh configuration
+alr toolchain --disable-assistant
+
 # Show alr metadata
 alr version