diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/nx-cloud-utils.ts b/packages/nx/src/utils/nx-cloud-utils.ts
index e0db798d57817..5b33d7435ec07 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/nx-cloud-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/utils/nx-cloud-utils.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 import { NxJsonConfiguration } from '../config/nx-json';
 
 export function isNxCloudUsed(nxJson: NxJsonConfiguration): boolean {
-  if (process.env.NX_NO_CLOUD === 'true') {
+  if (process.env.NX_NO_CLOUD === 'true' || nxJson.neverConnectToCloud) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (nxJson.neverConnectToCloud) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
   return (
     !!process.env.NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN ||
     !!nxJson.nxCloudAccessToken ||