diff --git a/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml
index e7db1da9..82cfb466 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml
@@ -43,23 +43,23 @@ jobs:
         cache-from: type=gha
         cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
     
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        repository: permitio/permit-backend
-        ref: main
-        path: './permit-backend'
-        token: ${{ secrets.CLONE_REPO_TOKEN }}
+    # - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    #   with:
+    #     repository: permitio/permit-backend
+    #     ref: main
+    #     path: './permit-backend'
+    #     token: ${{ secrets.CLONE_REPO_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Python setup
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.11.8'
 
-    - name: Run E2E tests
-      working-directory: ./permit-backend/proactive_tests/sidecar
-      run: |
-        pip install requests pydantic==1.8.2 docker
-        python sidecar_tester.py -k ${{ secrets.PERMIT_TESTS_TOKEN }} -u https://api.permit.io --no-v1 -2 permitio/pdp-v2:test --no-pull
+    # - name: Run E2E tests
+    #   working-directory: ./permit-backend/proactive_tests/sidecar
+    #   run: |
+    #     pip install requests pydantic==1.8.2 docker
+    #     python sidecar_tester.py -k ${{ secrets.PERMIT_TESTS_TOKEN }} -u https://api.permit.io --no-v1 -2 permitio/pdp-v2:test --no-pull
 
     - name: Run Pytests
       run: |
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         pip install flake8 pytest pytest-cov
         python setup.py install
         if [ -f requirements-dev.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements-dev.txt; fi
-        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r --force-reinstall requirements.txt; fi
         pytest -s --cache-clear --cov=app horizon/tests/ > pytest-coverage.txt
     
     - name: Comment coverage