diff --git a/bin/balena b/bin/balena
index 69f81d46..2df8105b 100755
--- a/bin/balena
+++ b/bin/balena
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 // operations otherwise, if the pool runs out.
 process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE = '64';
 
+// Disable oclif registering ts-node
+process.env.OCLIF_TS_NODE = 0;
+
 // Use fast-boot to cache require lookups, speeding up startup
 require('fast-boot2').start({
 	cacheFile: __dirname + '/.fast-boot.json'