diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index e8dd8448bcc6f..a52dd61613ac1 100644
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ targets:
 
   - name: Linux Host Engine
     recipe: engine/engine
+    bringup: true
     properties:
       gclient_variables: >-
         {"download_emsdk": true}
diff --git a/ci/builders/linux_host_engine.json b/ci/builders/linux_host_engine.json
index 9b2e75890f714..9c2945e1fc046 100644
--- a/ci/builders/linux_host_engine.json
+++ b/ci/builders/linux_host_engine.json
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@
                         "out/host_debug/zip_archives/linux-x64/font-subset.zip",
                         "out/host_debug/zip_archives/flutter_patched_sdk.zip",
                         "out/host_debug/zip_archives/dart-sdk-linux-x64.zip"
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    "realm": "production"
                 }
             ],
             "drone_dimensions": [
@@ -176,7 +177,8 @@
                     "type": "gcs",
                     "include_paths": [
                         "out/host_release/zip_archives/flutter_patched_sdk_product.zip"
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    "realm": "production"
                 }
             ],
             "drone_dimensions": [