diff --git a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/config/mod.rs b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/config/mod.rs
index 1c35949bbef33..0e1ae724956e8 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use miette::{Diagnostic, NamedSource, SourceSpan};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use struct_iterable::Iterable;
 use thiserror::Error;
+use tracing::debug;
 use turbo_json::TurboJsonReader;
 use turbopath::{AbsoluteSystemPath, AbsoluteSystemPathBuf};
 use turborepo_errors::TURBO_SITE;
@@ -329,6 +330,15 @@ impl ConfigurationOptions {
     }
 
     pub fn daemon(&self) -> Option<bool> {
+        // hardcode to off in CI
+        if turborepo_ci::is_ci() {
+            if Some(true) == self.daemon {
+                debug!("Ignoring daemon setting and disabling the daemon because we're in CI");
+            }
+
+            return Some(false);
+        }
+
         self.daemon
     }
 
diff --git a/docs/repo-docs/reference/configuration.mdx b/docs/repo-docs/reference/configuration.mdx
index ab49e577a302a..e441112d01f99 100644
--- a/docs/repo-docs/reference/configuration.mdx
+++ b/docs/repo-docs/reference/configuration.mdx
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ Turborepo runs a background process to pre-calculate some expensive operations.
 }
 ```
 
+<Callout type="good-to-know">
+  When running in a CI environment the daemon is always disabled regardless of this setting.
+</Callout>
+
 ### `envMode`
 
 Default: `"strict"`