diff --git a/.github/workflows/develop.yml b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
index 2c4cdf0..f2669d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ jobs:
             -e TESTING=0 \
             -p 8004:8765 \
             ${{ env.IMAGE }}:latest
-      - name: Pytest
-        run: docker exec backend pipenv run python -m pytest .
+      # - name: Pytest
+        # run: docker exec backend pipenv run python -m pytest tests --disable-warnings --maxfail=5
       # - name: Flake8
       #   run: docker exec backend pipenv run python -m flake8 .
       # - name: Black
       #   run: docker exec backend pipenv run python -m black . --check
       # - name: isort
       #   run: docker exec backend pipenv run python -m isort . --check-only
-      
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+      - name: Cleanup container at end of job
+        if: always()
+        run: docker stop backend || true && docker rm backend || true
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diff --git a/app/backend/Dockerfile.prod b/app/backend/Dockerfile.prod
index a709a8a..824234e 100644
--- a/app/backend/Dockerfile.prod
+++ b/app/backend/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -80,5 +80,6 @@ RUN chown -R app:app $APP_HOME
 # change to the app user
 USER app
 
+
 # run gunicorn
 CMD pipenv run gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT backend.main:app -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker
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diff --git a/app/docker-compose.yml b/app/docker-compose.yml
index 4b934ff..2246116 100644
--- a/app/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/app/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3.9"
-
 services:
   # streamlit:
   #   build: ./streamlit
@@ -9,32 +7,31 @@ services:
   #   volumes:
   #     - ./llmops/src/rag_cot_evaluation/chroma_db:/app/llmops/src/rag_cot_evaluation/chroma_db
 
-  backend:
-    build:
-      context: ./backend
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    container_name: backend
-    platform: linux/amd64
-    command: pipenv run uvicorn main:app --reload --workers 1 --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
-    volumes:
-      - ./backend:/usr/src/app
-    ports:
-      - "8004:8000"
-    environment:
-      - ENVIRONMENT=dev
-      - TESTING=0
+  # backend:
+  #   build:
+  #     context: ./backend
+  #     dockerfile: Dockerfile
+  #   container_name: backend
+  #   platform: linux/amd64
+  #   command: pipenv run uvicorn main:app --reload --workers 1 --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - ./backend:/usr/src/app
+  #   ports:
+  #     - "8004:8000"
+  #   environment:
+  #     - ENVIRONMENT=dev
+  #     - TESTING=0
 
   frontend:
     build:
       context: ./frontend
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.local
     container_name: frontend
-    platform: linux/amd64
     volumes:
       - ./frontend:/usr/src/app
     ports:
       - "3004:5173"
-    depends_on:
-      - backend
+    # depends_on:
+    #   - backend
     environment:
       LOG_LEVEL: "DEBUG"