diff --git a/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml
index 22abf573..2eb64747 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pdp_cicd.yml
@@ -51,9 +51,19 @@ jobs:
         path: './permit-backend'
         token: ${{ secrets.CLONE_REPO_TOKEN }}
 
+    - name: Python setup
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.11.8'
+
+    - name: Install Docker
+      uses: docker-practice/actions-setup-docker@master
+
     - name: Run PDP tests
       working-directory: ./permit-backend/proactive_tests/sidecar
       run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install flake8 pytest pytest-cov
         python sidecar_tester.py -k ${{ secrets.PERMIT_TESTS_TOKEN }} -u https://api.permit.io --no-v1 -2 permitio/pdp-v2:test --no-pull
         #docker run -p 7766:7000 --env PDP_API_KEY=permit_key_VG0tFLP8PEYcWb3I6oK2InXzmVwlD5VKObp6nDdEDICUBEg55p2Yvr625dleiTgcQdzRS6oofLcLZWUwNCvTYA --env PDP_DEBUG=true permitio/pdp-v2:test