diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
index 38327aa0..5ea9582c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           cd backend && pip install -r requirements/base.txt
+          cd model_data && pip install -r requirements/requirements.txt
 
       - name: AWS credentials for dev
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'