diff --git a/gerrit_plugin.bucklet b/gerrit_plugin.bucklet
index 507955c..4d73d0d 100644
--- a/gerrit_plugin.bucklet
+++ b/gerrit_plugin.bucklet
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
   '//lib/gwt:dev',
 ]
 
+__standalone_mode__ = True
+
 def gerrit_plugin(
     name,
     deps = [],