diff --git a/infrastructure/terraform/lambda/fast-api/main.tf b/infrastructure/terraform/lambda/fast-api/main.tf
index 4bf88720..c4769f41 100644
--- a/infrastructure/terraform/lambda/fast-api/main.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/terraform/lambda/fast-api/main.tf
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ locals {
 # FastAPI Lambda + API Gateway
 ############################################
 module "fastapi" {
-  depends_on = [null_resource.pip_install]
   source     = "../../modules/lambda_with_api_gateway"
 
   name        = "fastapi"
diff --git a/infrastructure/terraform/modules/lambda_with_api_gateway/main.tf b/infrastructure/terraform/modules/lambda_with_api_gateway/main.tf
index 92c7c7f5..8af51420 100644
--- a/infrastructure/terraform/modules/lambda_with_api_gateway/main.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/terraform/modules/lambda_with_api_gateway/main.tf
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ module "role" {
 # Install python packages
 ############################################
 resource "null_resource" "pip_install" {
+  count = var.requirements_file != null ? 1 : 0
+
   triggers = {
     requirements_hash = filemd5("${var.requirements_file}")
   }
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ resource "null_resource" "pip_install" {
 # Zip the source code
 ############################################
 data "archive_file" "this" {
+  depends_on  = [null_resource.pip_install]
   type        = "zip"
   source_dir  = var.source_dir
   output_path = "${path.module}/lambda_package.zip"