diff --git a/bin/cros_au_test_harness.py b/bin/cros_au_test_harness.py
index 4cb6653d17..2449587df8 100755
--- a/bin/cros_au_test_harness.py
+++ b/bin/cros_au_test_harness.py
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   elif options.type == 'real': test_class = RealAUTest
   else: parser.error('Could not parse harness type %s.' % options.type)
 
+  remote = options.remote
+
   test_suite = test_loader.loadTestsFromTestCase(test_class)
   test_result = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(test_suite)