diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cfee7137d2e51fa80b1eac6e462426b340f2db08..bc970ad30f9378b3c57200a74021f755d3166261 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ Generate_Project_Without_Cluster:
         GEN_DEPENDENCIES: "(
             [master@UnrealDTrackPlugin]='https://github.com/VRGroupRWTH/UnrealDTrackPlugin.git'
             )"
+    script: # if we don't do this, cooking will for some reason fail even though it should use the correct fallback
+      - !reference [Generate_Project, script]
+      - echo "Generating without cluster mode, removing nDisplay configs..."
+      - cd ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}
+      - sed -i '/DisplayCluster/d' Config/Linux/LinuxEngine.ini
 
 Build_Windows:
     rules: