diff --git a/pkg/project/stack.go b/pkg/project/stack.go
index 19a2eec9f..af0c0676d 100644
--- a/pkg/project/stack.go
+++ b/pkg/project/stack.go
@@ -201,8 +201,9 @@ func (p *Project) Run(ctx context.Context, input *StackInput) error {
 	}
 	for key, value := range secrets {
 		env["SST_SECRET_"+key] = value
-	}
 	env["PULUMI_CONFIG_PASSPHRASE"] = passphrase
+	env["PULUMI_SKIP_UPDATE_CHECK"] = "true"
+	env["PULUMI_DISABLE_AUTOMATIC_PLUGIN_ACQUISITION"] = "true"
 	env["NODE_OPTIONS"] = "--enable-source-maps --no-deprecation"
 
 	cli := map[string]interface{}{