diff --git a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate.c b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate.c
index 097e7834dc..53c690b9bc 100644
--- a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate.c
+++ b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ COMMAND(
                 .sync = true,                                     \
                 .instances_max = UINT64_MAX,                      \
                 .verify = -1,                                     \
+                .offline = true,                                  \
                 .cleanup = -1,                                    \
                 .installdb_fd = -EBADF,                           \
                 .target_identifier.class = _TARGET_CLASS_INVALID, \