diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index a337553a..3be2aaaf 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ event_sources.json and ${program.eventFile} files as needed.`)
     if (Array.isArray(event) && enableRunMultipleEvents === true) {
       return this._runMultipleHandlers(event)
     }
+    context.local = true
     this._runHandler(handler, event, program, context)
   }