diff --git a/ui/build/config.go b/ui/build/config.go
index e6427723d..fb5f7dd58 100644
--- a/ui/build/config.go
+++ b/ui/build/config.go
@@ -1375,10 +1375,15 @@ func (c *configImpl) StartGoma() bool {
 }
 
 func (c *configImpl) UseRBE() bool {
+	// These alternate modes of running Soong do not use RBE / reclient.
+	if c.Bp2Build() || c.Queryview() || c.ApiBp2build() || c.JsonModuleGraph() {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	authType, _ := c.rbeAuth()
 	// Do not use RBE with prod credentials in scenarios when stubby doesn't exist, since
 	// its unlikely that we will be able to obtain necessary creds without stubby.
-	if !c.StubbyExists() && strings.Contains(authType, "use_google_prod_creds"){
+	if !c.StubbyExists() && strings.Contains(authType, "use_google_prod_creds") {
 		return false
 	}
 	if v, ok := c.Environment().Get("USE_RBE"); ok {