diff --git a/ci/infra/testrunner/platforms/terraform.py b/ci/infra/testrunner/platforms/terraform.py
index 182b08e990..54c8835ef2 100644
--- a/ci/infra/testrunner/platforms/terraform.py
+++ b/ci/infra/testrunner/platforms/terraform.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ def _provision_platform(self, masters=-1, workers=-1):
         if self.conf.terraform.plugin_dir:
             logger.info(f"Installing plugins from {self.conf.terraform.plugin_dir}")
             init_cmd += f" -plugin-dir={self.conf.terraform.plugin_dir}"
+        else:
+            init_cmd += f" -get-plugins=false"
         self._run_terraform_command(init_cmd)
 
         self._run_terraform_command("version")