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 310b946..08dcd1c 100644
--- a/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/deps/implementation/backend_deploy/Dockerfile
+++ b/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/deps/implementation/backend_deploy/Dockerfile
@@ -10,16 +10,22 @@ FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm AS wheelhouse
 WORKDIR /wheels
 
 # Install build tools required for packages with C extensions
+# RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+#     gcc \
+#     g++ \
+#     make \
+#     libgl1 \
+#     libglib2.0-0 \
+#     libxcb1 \
+#     libx11-6 \
+#     libxext6 \
+#     libsm6 \
+#     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     gcc \
     g++ \
     make \
-    libgl1 \
-    libglib2.0-0 \
-    libxcb1 \
-    libx11-6 \
-    libxext6 \
-    libsm6 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Copy requirements first so this layer is cached unless deps change
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ COPY backend /app/backend
 # FIX: Create an isolated venv to compile wheels so Kaniko doesn't corrupt global pip vendor files
 RUN python -m venv /opt/wheelhouse-env && \
     /opt/wheelhouse-env/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
-    /opt/wheelhouse-env/bin/pip wheel --no-cache-dir --wheel-dir=/wheels -r requirements.txt
+    /opt/wheelhouse-env/bin/pip wheel --no-cache-dir --wheel-dir=/wheels --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu -r requirements.txt
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Stage 2: Application Builder
@@ -43,16 +49,22 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 # Install build tools (kept for safety; wheels are pre-compiled but some
 # packages may still invoke build steps during install)
+# RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+#     gcc \
+#     g++ \
+#     make \
+#     libgl1 \
+#     libglib2.0-0 \
+#     libxcb1 \
+#     libx11-6 \
+#     libxext6 \
+#     libsm6 \
+#     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     gcc \
     g++ \
     make \
-    libgl1 \
-    libglib2.0-0 \
-    libxcb1 \
-    libx11-6 \
-    libxext6 \
-    libsm6 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Create virtual environment so we can copy a single tree to runtime
@@ -69,8 +81,10 @@ COPY --from=wheelhouse /app/backend /app/backend
 # Install dependencies FROM LOCAL WHEELS ONLY (no network access needed)
 # --no-index:   do not query PyPI or any external index
 # --find-links: use only the local wheelhouse at /wheels
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --no-index --find-links=/wheels -r requirements.txt
-
+# RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --no-index --find-links=/wheels -r requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --no-index --find-links=/wheels -r requirements.txt && \
+    find /opt/venv -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} + && \
+    find /opt/venv -type d -name "tests" -exec rm -rf {} +
 # =============================================================================
 # Stage 3: Runtime
 # Minimal image containing only the venv and application code.
@@ -83,14 +97,14 @@ WORKDIR /app
 RUN groupadd -g 999 appgroup && \
     useradd -r -u 999 -g appgroup -d /app -s /sbin/nologin appuser
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    libgl1 \
-    libglib2.0-0 \
-    libxcb1 \
-    libx11-6 \
-    libxext6 \
-    libsm6 \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+#     libgl1 \
+#     libglib2.0-0 \
+#     libxcb1 \
+#     libx11-6 \
+#     libxext6 \
+#     libsm6 \
+#     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 
 # Step 3: Use the exact matching numeric IDs for --chown
@@ -100,6 +114,11 @@ ENV PATH=/opt/venv/bin:$PATH
 # Copy application code
 COPY --from=wheelhouse --chown=999:999 /app/backend /app/backend
 # Switch to non-root user
+# === FIX COMPONENT ===
+# Pre-create the log directory and hand ownership over to appuser
+RUN mkdir -p /app/logs && chown -R 999:999 /app/logs
+# =====================
+
 USER appuser
 
 # Expose port
diff --git a/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/requirements.txt b/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/requirements.txt
index af2b505..d35968a 100644
--- a/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/requirements.txt
+++ b/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ langchain==1.3.7
 langchain-text-splitters==1.1.2
 modal==1.5.0
 numpy==2.1.3
-opencv-python==4.13.0.92
+opencv-python-headless==4.13.0.92
 pgvector==0.4.2
 pillow>=10.0.0,<12.0.0
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.12