diff --git a/server/mix.exs b/server/mix.exs
index 250461b..9332587 100644
--- a/server/mix.exs
+++ b/server/mix.exs
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ defmodule SystemStatsDaemon.MixProject do
         include_executables_for: [:unix],
         applications: [runtime_tools: :permanent],
         include_erts: true,
-        strip_beams: false
+        strip_beams: false,
+        cookie: :disabled,
+        env: %{
+          "RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION" => "none",
+          "RELEASE_NODE" => "nonode@nohost"
+        }
       ]
     ]
   end