diff --git a/.github/workflows/multi-gpu-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/multi-gpu-e2e.yml
index ea00d749b..4934bf9ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multi-gpu-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multi-gpu-e2e.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - 'tests/e2e/multigpu/*.py'
+      - 'requirements.txt'
+      - 'setup.py'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - '.github/workflows/multi-gpu-e2e.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * 1,4'  # Runs at 00:00 UTC every monday & thursday
diff --git a/cicd/multigpu.py b/cicd/multigpu.py
index 2c0863034..eda589dd1 100644
--- a/cicd/multigpu.py
+++ b/cicd/multigpu.py
@@ -37,15 +37,11 @@ temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
 with open(pathlib.Path(temp_dir) / "Dockerfile", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     f.write(dockerfile_contents)
 
-cicd_image = (
-    Image.from_dockerfile(
-        pathlib.Path(temp_dir) / "Dockerfile",
-        force_build=True,
-        gpu="A10G",
-    )
-    .env(df_args)
-    .pip_install("fastapi==0.110.0", "pydantic==2.6.3")
-)
+cicd_image = Image.from_dockerfile(
+    pathlib.Path(temp_dir) / "Dockerfile",
+    force_build=True,
+    gpu="A10G",
+).env(df_args)
 
 app = App("Axolotl CI/CD", secrets=[])
 
diff --git a/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py b/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py
index 6b724f732..93d6872b1 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ class ModalCloud(Cloud):
         if env := self.get_env():
             image = image.env(env)
 
-        image = image.pip_install("fastapi==0.110.0", "pydantic==2.6.3")
-
         return image
 
     def get_secrets(self):