diff --git a/snakemake/__init__.py b/snakemake/__init__.py
index dd1ebc6af..c2b990c70 100644
--- a/snakemake/__init__.py
+++ b/snakemake/__init__.py
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ def snakemake(
         assume_shared_fs = False
         default_remote_provider = "GS"
         default_remote_prefix = default_remote_prefix.rstrip("/")
+    if kubernetes:
+        assume_shared_fs = False
 
     # Currently preemptible instances only supported for Google LifeSciences Executor
     if preemption_default or preemptible_rules and not google_lifesciences:
@@ -581,6 +583,7 @@ def snakemake(
             default_remote_provider=_default_remote_provider,
             default_remote_prefix=default_remote_prefix,
             run_local=run_local,
+            assume_shared_fs=assume_shared_fs,
             default_resources=default_resources,
             cache=cache,
             cores=cores,
@@ -788,7 +791,6 @@ def snakemake(
                     no_hooks=no_hooks,
                     force_use_threads=use_threads,
                     conda_create_envs_only=conda_create_envs_only,
-                    assume_shared_fs=assume_shared_fs,
                     cluster_status=cluster_status,
                     cluster_cancel=cluster_cancel,
                     cluster_cancel_nargs=cluster_cancel_nargs,
diff --git a/snakemake/dag.py b/snakemake/dag.py
index d768728bb..4e82a18e1 100755
--- a/snakemake/dag.py
+++ b/snakemake/dag.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def create_conda_envs(
         env_set = {
             (job.conda_env_spec, job.container_img_url)
             for job in jobs
-            if job.conda_env_spec and (self.workflow.run_local or job.is_local)
+            if job.conda_env_spec and (self.workflow.assume_shared_fs or job.is_local)
         }
 
         # Then based on md5sum values
diff --git a/snakemake/workflow.py b/snakemake/workflow.py
index 12de6fd2d..a4ddc278f 100644
--- a/snakemake/workflow.py
+++ b/snakemake/workflow.py
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ def __init__(
         default_remote_provider=None,
         default_remote_prefix="",
         run_local=True,
+        assume_shared_fs=True,
         default_resources=None,
         cache=None,
         nodes=1,
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ def __init__(
             [] if overwrite_configfiles is None else list(overwrite_configfiles)
         )
         self.run_local = run_local
+        self.assume_shared_fs = assume_shared_fs
         self.report_text = None
         self.conda_cleanup_pkgs = conda_cleanup_pkgs
         self.edit_notebook = edit_notebook
@@ -619,7 +621,6 @@ def execute(
         no_hooks=False,
         force_use_threads=False,
         conda_create_envs_only=False,
-        assume_shared_fs=True,
         cluster_status=None,
         cluster_cancel=None,
         cluster_cancel_nargs=None,
@@ -959,13 +960,12 @@ def files(items):
             dag.list_untracked()
             return True
 
-        if self.use_singularity:
-            if assume_shared_fs:
-                dag.pull_container_imgs(
-                    dryrun=dryrun or list_conda_envs, quiet=list_conda_envs
-                )
+        if self.use_singularity and self.assume_shared_fs:
+            dag.pull_container_imgs(
+                dryrun=dryrun or list_conda_envs, quiet=list_conda_envs
+            )
         if self.use_conda:
-            if assume_shared_fs:
+            if self.assume_shared_fs:
                 dag.create_conda_envs(
                     dryrun=dryrun or list_conda_envs or conda_cleanup_envs,
                     quiet=list_conda_envs,
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ def files(items):
             latency_wait=latency_wait,
             greediness=greediness,
             force_use_threads=force_use_threads,
-            assume_shared_fs=assume_shared_fs,
+            assume_shared_fs=self.assume_shared_fs,
             keepincomplete=keepincomplete,
             keepmetadata=keepmetadata,
             scheduler_type=scheduler_type,