diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/bazel_cache/bootstrap_linux.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/bazel_cache/bootstrap_linux.sh
index 7798370bfbd35..95d80c0f16048 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/bazel_cache/bootstrap_linux.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/bazel_cache/bootstrap_linux.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source .buildkite/scripts/common/util.sh
 
 export BAZEL_CACHE_MODE=populate-local-gcs
 export DISABLE_BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATION=true
+export PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true
 
 # Clear out bazel cache between runs to make sure that any artifacts that don't exist in the cache are uploaded
 rm -rf ~/.bazel-cache
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/bazel_cache/bootstrap_mac.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/bazel_cache/bootstrap_mac.sh
index 91886c855402d..1d8c778a198f4 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/bazel_cache/bootstrap_mac.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/bazel_cache/bootstrap_mac.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source .buildkite/scripts/common/util.sh
 
 export BAZEL_CACHE_MODE=populate-local-gcs
 export DISABLE_BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATION=true
+export PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true
 
 # Because we're manually deleting node_modules and bazel directories in-between runs, we need to --force-install
 export BOOTSTRAP_ALWAYS_FORCE_INSTALL=true