diff --git a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/batch.py b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/batch.py
index 5a9ba1f5d..d12f60c63 100644
--- a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/batch.py
+++ b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/batch.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 from ._jinja import _render_template_to_file, _render_template_to_temp_file
 from .file_paths import run_id
-from .info import Cluster, get_cluster_info
+from .info import Cluster, _infer_cluster_from_fqdn, get_cluster_info
 from .logging import get_script_logger
 from .utils import _format_cli_options, _git_checkout, _git_head, _shutil_which, config
 from .shared_cli import (
@@ -1107,6 +1107,15 @@ def _click_submit(ctx: click.Context = mock_context, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
             kwargs["email"],
             batch_system,
         )
+    if (
+        batch_system == BatchSystem.LOCAL
+        and (cluster_name := _infer_cluster_from_fqdn(raise_error=False)) is not None
+    ):
+        logger.critical(
+            "The batch system is local but detected a cluster, '%s'. "
+            "This will likely result in a vague error.",
+            cluster_name,
+        )
 
     # Job size
     job_size = JobSize.from_jobs_simulations_blocks(
diff --git a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/info.py b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/info.py
index bdcdc7b36..958b29168 100644
--- a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/info.py
+++ b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/info.py
@@ -152,18 +152,27 @@ def get_cluster_info(name: str | None, flepi_path: os.PathLike | None = None) ->
     return _get_info("cluster", name, Cluster, flepi_path)
 
 
-def _infer_cluster_from_fqdn() -> str:
+def _infer_cluster_from_fqdn(raise_error: bool = True) -> str | None:
     """
     Infer the cluster name from the FQDN.
 
+    Args:
+        raise_error: A flag indicating whether to raise an error if the FQDN does not
+            match any of the expected regexes.
+
     Returns:
         The name of the cluster inferred from the FQDN.
 
     Raises:
-        ValueError: If the value of `socket.getfqdn()` does not match an expected regex.
+        ValueError: If the value of `socket.getfqdn()` does not match an expected regex
+            and `raise_error` is `True`.
     """
     fqdn = getfqdn()
     for cluster, regex in _CLUSTER_FQDN_REGEXES:
         if regex.match(fqdn):
             return cluster
-    raise ValueError(f"The fqdn, '{fqdn}', does not match any of the expected clusters.")
+    if raise_error:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"The fqdn, '{fqdn}', does not match any of the expected clusters."
+        )
+    return None
diff --git a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/tests/info/test__infer_cluster_from_fqdn.py b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/tests/info/test__infer_cluster_from_fqdn.py
index a26705503..0502cdf9f 100644
--- a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/tests/info/test__infer_cluster_from_fqdn.py
+++ b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/tests/info/test__infer_cluster_from_fqdn.py
@@ -20,18 +20,27 @@ def socket_fqdn_wraps() -> str:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    ("fqdn", "expected"),
+    ("fqdn", "raise_error", "expected"),
     (
-        ("login01.cm.cluster", "rockfish"),
-        ("login3.cm.cluster", "rockfish"),
-        ("longleaf-login1.its.unc.edu", "longleaf"),
-        ("longleaf-login07.its.unc.edu", "longleaf"),
+        ("login01.cm.cluster", True, "rockfish"),
+        ("login01.cm.cluster", False, "rockfish"),
+        ("login3.cm.cluster", True, "rockfish"),
+        ("login3.cm.cluster", False, "rockfish"),
+        ("longleaf-login1.its.unc.edu", True, "longleaf"),
+        ("longleaf-login1.its.unc.edu", False, "longleaf"),
+        ("longleaf-login07.its.unc.edu", True, "longleaf"),
+        ("longleaf-login07.its.unc.edu", False, "longleaf"),
+        ("longleaf-login07.its.unc.edu", True, "longleaf"),
+        ("longleaf-login07.its.unc.edu", False, "longleaf"),
+        ("epid-iss-MacBook-Pro.local", False, None),
     ),
 )
-def test_exact_results_for_select_values(fqdn: str, expected: str) -> None:
+def test_exact_results_for_select_values(
+    fqdn: str, raise_error: bool, expected: str
+) -> None:
     def socket_fqdn_wraps() -> str:
         return fqdn
 
     with patch("gempyor.info.getfqdn", wraps=socket_fqdn_wraps) as socket_fqdn_patch:
-        assert _infer_cluster_from_fqdn() == expected
+        assert _infer_cluster_from_fqdn(raise_error=raise_error) == expected
         socket_fqdn_patch.assert_called_once()