diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index aaec0007e..8d6331243 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ cc_library(
     hdrs = ["public/dmlab.h"],
     data = [
         ":libdmlab_headless_hw.so",
-        ":libdmlab_headless_sw.so",
+        #":libdmlab_headless_sw.so",
     ],
     linkopts = ["-ldl"],
     visibility = ["//testing:__subpackages__"],
diff --git a/python/dmlab_module.c b/python/dmlab_module.c
index c7c836b05..7a204114f 100644
--- a/python/dmlab_module.c
+++ b/python/dmlab_module.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int Lab_init(PyObject* pself, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwds) {
 
     DeepMindLabLaunchParams params = {};
     params.runfiles_path = get_module_state(module)->runfiles_path;
-    params.renderer = DeepMindLabRenderer_Software;
+    params.renderer = DeepMindLabRenderer_Hardware;
     if (renderer != NULL && renderer[0] != '\0') {
       if (strcmp(renderer, "hardware") == 0) {
         params.renderer = DeepMindLabRenderer_Hardware;