diff --git a/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml
index eb539539..06c7cdf0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Run Pytests
       run: |
+        export PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
+        if [ -f requirements-dev.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt; fi
+        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install ; fi
+        python setup.py install
         pytest -s --cache-clear horizon/tests/
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ef97b482..0aa918c4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
--e ./
 aiohttp>=3.9.4,<4
 fastapi>=0.109.1,<1
 gunicorn>=22.0.0,<23