diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index 5c5129b53..89b809f93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -67,16 +67,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ["self-hosted", "k8s-prod"]
     needs:
       - build-image
-    container:
-      image: docker:dind
     steps:
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - run:  pip install -r ./.github/workflows/requirements.txt
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          apk add python3 py3-pip && python3 -m venv /venv && . /venv/bin/activate && pip3 install -r ./.github/workflows/requirements.txt && \
-          /venv/bin/python3 ./.github/workflows/deploy.py run_tests \
+          python3 ./.github/workflows/deploy.py run_tests \
           --evm_sha_tag=${{ needs.build-image.outputs.evm_sha_tag }} \
           --neon_test_tag=${{ needs.build-image.outputs.neon_test_tag }} \
           --run_number=${{ github.run_number }} \
@@ -88,16 +89,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ["self-hosted", "k8s-prod"]
     needs:
       - build-image
-    container:
-      image: docker:dind
     steps:
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - run:  pip install -r ./.github/workflows/requirements.txt
       - name: Trigger proxy build
         run: |
-          apk add python3 py3-pip && python3 -m venv /venv && . /venv/bin/activate && pip3 install -r ./.github/workflows/requirements.txt && \
-          /venv/bin/python3 ./.github/workflows/deploy.py trigger_proxy_action \
+          python3 ./.github/workflows/deploy.py trigger_proxy_action \
           --evm_pr_version_branch=${{ needs.build-image.outputs.evm_pr_version_branch }} \
           --is_evm_release=${{ needs.build-image.outputs.is_evm_release }} \
           --evm_sha_tag=${{ needs.build-image.outputs.evm_sha_tag }} \
@@ -111,27 +113,28 @@ jobs:
         uses: "andymckay/cancel-action@0.4"
   finalize-image:
     runs-on: ["self-hosted", "k8s-prod"]
-    container:
-      image: docker:dind
     needs:
       - build-image
       - trigger-proxy-tests
       - run-evm-tests
     steps:
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - run:  pip install -r ./.github/workflows/requirements.txt
       - name: Finalize image
         run: |
-          apk add python3 py3-pip && python3 -m venv /venv && . /venv/bin/activate && pip3 install -r ./.github/workflows/requirements.txt && \
-          /venv/bin/python3 ./.github/workflows/deploy.py finalize_image \
+          python3 ./.github/workflows/deploy.py finalize_image \
           --evm_sha_tag=${{ needs.build-image.outputs.evm_sha_tag }} \
           --evm_tag=${{ needs.build-image.outputs.evm_tag }}
 
       - name: Send notification to slack
         if: failure()
         run: |
-          /venv/bin/python3 ./.github/workflows/deploy.py send_notification \
+          python3 ./.github/workflows/deploy.py send_notification \
           --evm_tag=${{ needs.build-image.outputs.evm_tag }} \
           --url=${{secrets.SLACK_EVM_CHANNEL_URL}} \
           --build_url=${BUILD_URL}