diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake b/bitbake/bin/bitbake
index 4d93a35cdc..920c6c4fc6 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ def main():
     if not configParams.remote_server:
         # we start a server with a given configuration
         server = start_server(servermodule, configParams, configuration)
+        bb.event.ui_queue = []
     else:
         # we start a stub server that is actually a XMLRPClient that connects to a real server
         server = servermodule.BitBakeXMLRPCClient(configParams.observe_only)