diff --git a/strix/report/state.py b/strix/report/state.py
index 91a601cb..529594e7 100644
--- a/strix/report/state.py
+++ b/strix/report/state.py
@@ -397,9 +397,13 @@ class ReportState:
         self.end_time = None
         self.scan_results = None
         self.final_scan_result = None
-        backend_name = load_settings().runtime.backend
-        use_bind_mounts = backend_supports_bind_mounts(backend_name) and not load_settings().runtime.require_mount_free
-        transport = "bind-mount" if use_bind_mounts else "mount-free"
+        local_sources = config.get("local_sources", [])
+        if not local_sources:
+            transport = None
+        else:
+            backend_name = load_settings().runtime.backend
+            use_bind_mounts = backend_supports_bind_mounts(backend_name) and not load_settings().runtime.require_mount_free
+            transport = "bind-mount" if use_bind_mounts else "mount-free"
 
         self.run_record.update(
             {