diff --git a/.devops/main-cuda.Dockerfile b/.devops/main-cuda.Dockerfile
index df2ebf593..870616c5c 100644
--- a/.devops/main-cuda.Dockerfile
+++ b/.devops/main-cuda.Dockerfile
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ RUN pip install --prefix /install runpod aiohttp
 
 FROM ${BASE_CUDA_RUN_CONTAINER} as runtime
 
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip\
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*```
+
 COPY --from=build /app/server /server
 COPY --from=build /model.gguf model.gguf
 COPY --from=build /app/models models