diff --git a/systems/palatine-hill/docker/nextcloud.nix b/systems/palatine-hill/docker/nextcloud.nix
index 132fef2..d88567f 100644
--- a/systems/palatine-hill/docker/nextcloud.nix
+++ b/systems/palatine-hill/docker/nextcloud.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ let
   nextcloud-base = {
     # image comes from running docker compose build in nextcloud-docker/.examples/full/apache
     image = "nextcloud-nextcloud";
-    pull = "always";
+    # pull = "always";
+    # do NOT enable pull here, this image is generated based on a custom docker image
     hostname = "nextcloud";
     volumes = [
       "${nextcloud_path}/nc_data:/var/www/html:z"