diff --git a/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/proxy/repo.py b/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/proxy/repo.py
index 1ec9a49ad0..4578cb56fb 100644
--- a/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/proxy/repo.py
+++ b/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/proxy/repo.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import dstack._internal.server.services.jobs as jobs_services
 from dstack._internal.core.consts import DSTACK_RUNNER_SSH_PORT
+from dstack._internal.core.models.backends.base import BackendType
 from dstack._internal.core.models.configurations import ServiceConfiguration
 from dstack._internal.core.models.instances import RemoteConnectionInfo, SSHConnectionParams
 from dstack._internal.core.models.runs import (
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ async def get_service(self, project_name: str, run_name: str) -> Optional[Servic
                     username=jpd.username,
                     port=jpd.ssh_port,
                 )
+                if jpd.backend == BackendType.LOCAL:
+                    ssh_proxy = None
             ssh_head_proxy: Optional[SSHConnectionParams] = None
             ssh_head_proxy_private_key: Optional[str] = None
             instance = get_or_error(job.instance)