diff --git a/dogfood/coder/main.tf b/dogfood/coder/main.tf
index 16467795ed..70f7a8b2e4 100644
--- a/dogfood/coder/main.tf
+++ b/dogfood/coder/main.tf
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ resource "coder_agent" "dev" {
   env = merge(
     {
       OIDC_TOKEN : data.coder_workspace_owner.me.oidc_access_token,
-      CODER_AGENT_EXP_MCP_CONFIG_FILES : "~/.mcp.json,.mcp.json",
     },
     data.coder_parameter.enable_ai_gateway.value ? {
       ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL : "https://dev.coder.com/api/v2/aibridge/anthropic",
@@ -840,6 +839,7 @@ resource "docker_container" "workspace" {
     "CODER_PROC_OOM_SCORE=10",
     "CODER_PROC_NICE_SCORE=1",
     "CODER_AGENT_DEVCONTAINERS_ENABLE=1",
+    "CODER_AGENT_EXP_MCP_CONFIG_FILES=~/.mcp.json,.mcp.json",
   ]
   host {
     host = "host.docker.internal"