diff --git a/crates/dagger-rust/src/build.rs b/crates/dagger-rust/src/build.rs
index 139e90f..13908a6 100644
--- a/crates/dagger-rust/src/build.rs
+++ b/crates/dagger-rust/src/build.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ impl RustBuild {
                         .await?;
 
                     let bin = build_container
+                        .with_env_variable("SQLX_OFFLINE", "true")
                         .with_exec(vec!["cargo", "clean"])
                         .with_exec(vec![
                             "cargo",