diff --git a/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/deps/implementation/backend_deploy/Dockerfile b/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/deps/implementation/backend_deploy/Dockerfile
index b59c262..2937b40 100644
--- a/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/deps/implementation/backend_deploy/Dockerfile
+++ b/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/deps/implementation/backend_deploy/Dockerfile
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ COPY requirements.txt .
 # Build wheel files for all dependencies AND their transitive dependencies.
 # --wheel-dir=/wheels: write .whl files to the wheelhouse directory
 # (no --no-deps: we want the full dependency tree pre-compiled)
-RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
-    python -m pip wheel --no-cache-dir --wheel-dir=/wheels -r requirements.txt
-
+# RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+#     python -m pip wheel --no-cache-dir --wheel-dir=/wheels -r requirements.txt
+RUN python -m pip wheel --no-cache-dir --wheel-dir=/wheels -r requirements.txt
 # =============================================================================
 # Stage 2: Application Builder
 # Creates a venv and installs dependencies from the local wheelhouse.