diff --git a/.github/scripts/validate_binaries.sh b/.github/scripts/validate_binaries.sh
index 85ad0de47..6750b5b74 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/validate_binaries.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/validate_binaries.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 
 
 export PYTORCH_CUDA_PKG=""
+export CONDA_ENV="build_binary"
 
-conda create -y -n build_binary python="${MATRIX_PYTHON_VERSION}"
+conda create -y -n "${CONDA_ENV}" python="${MATRIX_PYTHON_VERSION}"
 
 conda run -n build_binary python --version
 
@@ -49,41 +50,60 @@ elif [[ ${MATRIX_CHANNEL} = 'release' ]]; then
     export PYTORCH_URL="https://download.pytorch.org/whl/${CUDA_VERSION}"
 fi
 
+
+echo "CU_VERSION: ${CUDA_VERSION}"
+echo "MATRIX_CHANNEL: ${MATRIX_CHANNEL}"
+echo "CONDA_ENV: ${CONDA_ENV}"
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2155
+export CONDA_PREFIX=$(conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" printenv CONDA_PREFIX)
+
+find / -name *cuda*
+
+if [[ $CUDA_VERSION = cu* ]]; then
+    # Setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH fixes the runtime error with fbgemm_gpu not
+    # being able to locate libnvrtc.so
+    echo "[NOVA] Setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH ..."
+    conda env config vars set -n ${CONDA_ENV}  \
+        LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib64:${CONDA_PREFIX}/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+fi
+
+
 # install pytorch
 # switch back to conda once torch nightly is fixed
 # if [[ ${MATRIX_GPU_ARCH_TYPE} = 'cuda' ]]; then
 #     export PYTORCH_CUDA_PKG="pytorch-cuda=${MATRIX_GPU_ARCH_VERSION}"
 # fi
-conda run -n build_binary pip install torch --index-url "$PYTORCH_URL"
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip install torch --index-url "$PYTORCH_URL"
 
 # install fbgemm
-conda run -n build_binary pip install fbgemm-gpu --index-url "$PYTORCH_URL"
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip install fbgemm-gpu --index-url "$PYTORCH_URL"
 
 # install requirements from pypi
-conda run -n build_binary pip install torchmetrics==1.0.3
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip install torchmetrics==1.0.3
 
 # install torchrec
-conda run -n build_binary pip install torchrec --index-url "$PYTORCH_URL"
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip install torchrec --index-url "$PYTORCH_URL"
 
 # Run small import test
-conda run -n build_binary python -c "import torch; import fbgemm_gpu; import torchrec"
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" python -c "import torch; import fbgemm_gpu; import torchrec"
 
 # check directory
 ls -R
 
 # check if cuda available
-conda run -n build_binary python -c "import torch; print(torch.cuda.is_available())"
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" python -c "import torch; print(torch.cuda.is_available())"
 
 # check cuda version
-conda run -n build_binary python -c "import torch; print(torch.version.cuda)"
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" python -c "import torch; print(torch.version.cuda)"
 
 # Finally run smoke test
 # python 3.11 needs torchx-nightly
-conda run -n build_binary pip install torchx-nightly iopath
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip install torchx-nightly iopath
 if [[ ${MATRIX_GPU_ARCH_TYPE} = 'cuda' ]]; then
-    conda run -n build_binary torchx run -s local_cwd dist.ddp -j 1 --gpu 2 --script test_installation.py
+    conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" torchx run -s local_cwd dist.ddp -j 1 --gpu 2 --script test_installation.py
 else
-    conda run -n build_binary torchx run -s local_cwd dist.ddp -j 1 --script test_installation.py -- --cpu_only
+    conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" torchx run -s local_cwd dist.ddp -j 1 --script test_installation.py -- --cpu_only
 fi
 
 
@@ -93,8 +113,8 @@ if [[ ${MATRIX_CHANNEL} != 'release' ]]; then
     exit 0
 else
     # Check version matches only for release binaries
-    torchrec_version=$(conda run -n build_binary pip show torchrec | grep Version | cut -d' ' -f2)
-    fbgemm_version=$(conda run -n build_binary pip show fbgemm_gpu | grep Version | cut -d' ' -f2)
+    torchrec_version=$(conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip show torchrec | grep Version | cut -d' ' -f2)
+    fbgemm_version=$(conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip show fbgemm_gpu | grep Version | cut -d' ' -f2)
 
     if [ "$torchrec_version" != "$fbgemm_version" ]; then
         echo "Error: TorchRec package version does not match FBGEMM package version"
@@ -102,22 +122,22 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
-conda create -y -n build_binary python="${MATRIX_PYTHON_VERSION}"
+conda create -y -n "${CONDA_ENV}" python="${MATRIX_PYTHON_VERSION}"
 
-conda run -n build_binary python --version
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" python --version
 
 if [[ ${MATRIX_GPU_ARCH_VERSION} != '12.4' ]]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
 echo "checking pypi release"
-conda run -n build_binary pip install torch
-conda run -n build_binary pip install fbgemm-gpu
-conda run -n build_binary pip install torchrec
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip install torch
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip install fbgemm-gpu
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip install torchrec
 
 # Check version matching again for PyPI
-torchrec_version=$(conda run -n build_binary pip show torchrec | grep Version | cut -d' ' -f2)
-fbgemm_version=$(conda run -n build_binary pip show fbgemm_gpu | grep Version | cut -d' ' -f2)
+torchrec_version=$(conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip show torchrec | grep Version | cut -d' ' -f2)
+fbgemm_version=$(conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip show fbgemm_gpu | grep Version | cut -d' ' -f2)
 
 if [ "$torchrec_version" != "$fbgemm_version" ]; then
     echo "Error: TorchRec package version does not match FBGEMM package version"
@@ -128,13 +148,13 @@ fi
 ls -R
 
 # check if cuda available
-conda run -n build_binary python -c "import torch; print(torch.cuda.is_available())"
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" python -c "import torch; print(torch.cuda.is_available())"
 
 # check cuda version
-conda run -n build_binary python -c "import torch; print(torch.version.cuda)"
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" python -c "import torch; print(torch.version.cuda)"
 
 # python 3.11 needs torchx-nightly
-conda run -n build_binary pip install torchx-nightly iopath
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" pip install torchx-nightly iopath
 
 # Finally run smoke test
-conda run -n build_binary torchx run -s local_cwd dist.ddp -j 1 --gpu 2 --script test_installation.py
+conda run -n "${CONDA_ENV}" torchx run -s local_cwd dist.ddp -j 1 --gpu 2 --script test_installation.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml
index 248857214..98d69d721 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: Validate binaries
 
 on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/*"
+      - "third_party/*"
+      - .gitignore
+      - "*.md"
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       channel: