diff --git a/.github/workflows/server.yml b/.github/workflows/server.yml
index a044d6044..5af7a6980 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server.yml
@@ -41,24 +41,16 @@ jobs:
             sanitizer: ""
       fail-fast: false # While -DLLAMA_SANITIZE_THREAD=ON is broken
 
-    container:
-      image: ubuntu:latest
-      ports:
-        - 8888
-      options: --cpus 4
-
     steps:
       - name: Dependencies
         id: depends
         run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get -y install \
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get -y install \
             build-essential \
             xxd \
             git \
             cmake \
-            python3-pip \
-            python3-venv \
             curl \
             wget \
             language-pack-en \
@@ -71,6 +63,17 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha || github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
 
+      - name: Python setup
+        id: setup_python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Tests dependencies
+        id: test_dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install -r examples/server/tests/requirements.txt
+
       - name: Verify server deps
         id: verify_server_deps
         run: |
@@ -101,13 +104,6 @@ jobs:
               -DLLAMA_SANITIZE_${{ matrix.sanitizer }}=ON ;
           cmake --build . --config ${{ matrix.build_type }} -j $(nproc) --target server
 
-      - name: Setup python env
-        id: pipenv
-        run: |
-          cd examples/server/tests
-          python3 -m venv venv
-          . venv/bin/activate
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
 
       - name: Tests
         id: server_integration_tests