diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
index 290a9830..aefd3d07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r backend/requirements/base.txt
-          pip install -r model_data/requirements/requirements.txt
 
       - name: AWS credentials for dev
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
diff --git a/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile b/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
index f64eec03..40a1e927 100644
--- a/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
@@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
-FROM public.ecr.aws/lambda/python:3.10
+# Pull base image
+FROM python:3.10.12-slim-buster
 
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
-# Set work directory
-WORKDIR /app
+# Set work directory to the root of your project
+WORKDIR /Model
 
 # Install system dependencies
-#RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd
-
-# Install python dependencies
-COPY ./requirements/base.txt ./requirements/base.txt
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip
-RUN pip install -r requirements/base.txt
-
-# Copy project
-COPY . .
-
-# command to run on container start
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd
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diff --git a/backend/requirements/base.txt b/backend/requirements/base.txt
index 729b37f3..9588009b 100644
--- a/backend/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements/base.txt
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ starlette==0.27.0
 typing_extensions==4.7.1
 uvicorn==0.22.0
 uvloop==0.17.0
+urllib3<2
 watchfiles==0.19.0
 websockets==11.0.3
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