diff --git a/cross-os-tests/.run b/cross-os-tests/.run
index 9ce0c0b..e1ab492 100755
--- a/cross-os-tests/.run
+++ b/cross-os-tests/.run
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ urchin_dir=.urchin-cross-shell-test
 rsync --archive -e "ssh ${flags}" $RSYNC_FLAGS \
   ../urchin ../tests "${hostname}":"${urchin_dir}"
 ssh "${hostname}" ${flags} \
-  "cd ${urchin_dir} && ./urchin --run-in-series tests"
+  "cd ${urchin_dir} && DISABLE_CYCLING=true ./urchin --run-in-series tests"
diff --git a/urchin b/urchin
index 7753b22..8268231 100755
--- a/urchin
+++ b/urchin
@@ -666,6 +666,9 @@ main() {
       esac
       shift
   done
+  if "${DISABLE_CYCLING}" 2> /dev/null; then
+    cycle_shell=false
+  fi
 
   if $print_in_color; then
     success_mark=✓