diff --git a/vta/tutorials/frontend/deploy_classification.py b/vta/tutorials/frontend/deploy_classification.py
index 8f2bc6303d2ae..14e03328d6f83 100644
--- a/vta/tutorials/frontend/deploy_classification.py
+++ b/vta/tutorials/frontend/deploy_classification.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 # When target is 'pynq', reconfigure FPGA and runtime.
 # Otherwise, if target is 'sim', execute locally.
 
-if env.TARGET not in ["tsim", "intelfocl"]:
+if env.TARGET not in ["sim", "tsim", "intelfocl"]:
 
     # Get remote from tracker node if environment variable is set.
     # To set up the tracker, you'll need to follow the "Auto-tuning