diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 20ffc5e..cf7009c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased] - yyyy-mm-dd
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix a bug where wire was attempting to SSH to the local machine when `buildOnTarget` &
+  `allowLocalDeployment` where true.
+
 ## [v1.1.0] - 2025-12-31
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/crates/core/src/hive/steps/build.rs b/crates/core/src/hive/steps/build.rs
index ea8a46a..1a9a356 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/hive/steps/build.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/hive/steps/build.rs
@@ -51,13 +51,10 @@ impl ExecuteStep for Build {
         let status = run_command_with_env(
             &CommandArguments::new(command_string, ctx.modifiers)
                 // build remotely if asked for AND we arent applying locally
-                //
-                // (building remotely but applying locally does not logically
-                // make any sense)
                 .execute_on_remote(
                     if ctx.node.build_remotely
                         && let Objective::Apply(apply_objective) = ctx.objective
-                        && apply_objective.should_apply_locally
+                        && !apply_objective.should_apply_locally
                     {
                         Some(&ctx.node.target)
                     } else {