diff --git a/serverless/image-to-video/Dockerfile b/serverless/image-to-video/Dockerfile
index 6f83da4..2add4c5 100644
--- a/serverless/image-to-video/Dockerfile
+++ b/serverless/image-to-video/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ FROM nvidia/cuda:12.2.2-cudnn8-runtime-ubuntu22.04
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
-    PYTHONPATH=/app
+    PYTHONPATH=/app \
+    PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Set up working directory
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -21,13 +22,16 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     build-essential \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Create symbolic link for python
-RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.11 /usr/bin/python
+# Create symbolic link for python and pip
+RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.11 /usr/bin/python && \
+    ln -sf /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/bin/pip
 
 # Create user and set permissions
 RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user && \
     chown -R user:user /app
-USER user
+
+# Install base packages as root
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U pip setuptools wheel
 
 # Copy all required files and directories
 COPY --chown=user:user api/ /app/api/
@@ -35,15 +39,17 @@ COPY --chown=user:user scripts/ /app/scripts/
 COPY --chown=user:user configs/ /app/configs/
 COPY --chown=user:user setup.py /app/
 
-
-# Install Python dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U pip setuptools wheel && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir -r api/requirements.txt && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir runpod && \
+# Install Python dependencies as root
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r api/requirements.txt && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir runpod==1.3.3 && \
     pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
-# Copy the handler (change this for each service)
+# Switch to user after installations
+USER user
+
 COPY --chown=user:user serverless/image-to-video/run_image-to-video.py .
 
-# Use full path to python
+# Add verification step
+RUN python -c "import runpod; print(f'RunPod version: {runpod.__version__}')"
+
 CMD ["/usr/bin/python3.11", "run_image-to-video.py"]
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diff --git a/serverless/inpainting/Dockerfile b/serverless/inpainting/Dockerfile
index dd72c1b..c94ea15 100644
--- a/serverless/inpainting/Dockerfile
+++ b/serverless/inpainting/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ FROM nvidia/cuda:12.2.2-cudnn8-runtime-ubuntu22.04
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
-    PYTHONPATH=/app
+    PYTHONPATH=/app \
+    PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Set up working directory
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -21,13 +22,16 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     build-essential \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Create symbolic link for python
-RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.11 /usr/bin/python
+# Create symbolic link for python and pip
+RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.11 /usr/bin/python && \
+    ln -sf /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/bin/pip
 
 # Create user and set permissions
 RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user && \
     chown -R user:user /app
-USER user
+
+# Install base packages as root
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U pip setuptools wheel
 
 # Copy all required files and directories
 COPY --chown=user:user api/ /app/api/
@@ -35,12 +39,17 @@ COPY --chown=user:user scripts/ /app/scripts/
 COPY --chown=user:user configs/ /app/configs/
 COPY --chown=user:user setup.py /app/
 
-
-# Install Python dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U pip setuptools wheel && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir -r api/requirements.txt && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir runpod && \
+# Install Python dependencies as root
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r api/requirements.txt && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir runpod==1.3.3 && \
     pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
+# Switch to user after installations
+USER user
+
 COPY --chown=user:user serverless/inpainting/run_inpainting.py .
+
+# Add verification step
+RUN python -c "import runpod; print(f'RunPod version: {runpod.__version__}')"
+
 CMD ["/usr/bin/python3.11", "run_inpainting.py"]
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diff --git a/serverless/outpainting/Dockerfile b/serverless/outpainting/Dockerfile
index 51cb4e2..064feb2 100644
--- a/serverless/outpainting/Dockerfile
+++ b/serverless/outpainting/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ FROM nvidia/cuda:12.2.2-cudnn8-runtime-ubuntu22.04
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
-    PYTHONPATH=/app
+    PYTHONPATH=/app \
+    PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Set up working directory
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -21,13 +22,16 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     build-essential \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Create symbolic link for python
-RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.11 /usr/bin/python
+# Create symbolic link for python and pip
+RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.11 /usr/bin/python && \
+    ln -sf /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/bin/pip
 
 # Create user and set permissions
 RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user && \
     chown -R user:user /app
-USER user
+
+# Install base packages as root
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U pip setuptools wheel
 
 # Copy all required files and directories
 COPY --chown=user:user api/ /app/api/
@@ -35,15 +39,17 @@ COPY --chown=user:user scripts/ /app/scripts/
 COPY --chown=user:user configs/ /app/configs/
 COPY --chown=user:user setup.py /app/
 
-
-# Install Python dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U pip setuptools wheel && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir -r api/requirements.txt && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir runpod && \
+# Install Python dependencies as root
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r api/requirements.txt && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir runpod==1.3.3 && \
     pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
-# Copy the handler (change this for each service)
+# Switch to user after installations
+USER user
+
 COPY --chown=user:user serverless/outpainting/run_outpainting.py .
 
-# Use full path to python
+# Add verification step
+RUN python -c "import runpod; print(f'RunPod version: {runpod.__version__}')"
+
 CMD ["/usr/bin/python3.11", "run_outpainting.py"]
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diff --git a/serverless/text-to-image/Dockerfile b/serverless/text-to-image/Dockerfile
index faf7308..0d2ee53 100644
--- a/serverless/text-to-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/serverless/text-to-image/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ FROM nvidia/cuda:12.2.2-cudnn8-runtime-ubuntu22.04
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
-    PYTHONPATH=/app
+    PYTHONPATH=/app \
+    PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Set up working directory
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -21,13 +22,16 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     build-essential \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Create symbolic link for python
-RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.11 /usr/bin/python
+# Create symbolic link for python and pip
+RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.11 /usr/bin/python && \
+    ln -sf /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/bin/pip
 
 # Create user and set permissions
 RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user && \
     chown -R user:user /app
-USER user
+
+# Install base packages as root
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U pip setuptools wheel
 
 # Copy all required files and directories
 COPY --chown=user:user api/ /app/api/
@@ -35,15 +39,17 @@ COPY --chown=user:user scripts/ /app/scripts/
 COPY --chown=user:user configs/ /app/configs/
 COPY --chown=user:user setup.py /app/
 
-
-# Install Python dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U pip setuptools wheel && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir -r api/requirements.txt && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir runpod && \
+# Install Python dependencies as root
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r api/requirements.txt && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir runpod==1.3.3 && \
     pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
-# Copy the handler (change this for each service)
+# Switch to user after installations
+USER user
+
 COPY --chown=user:user serverless/text-to-image/run_text-to-image.py .
 
-# Use full path to python
+# Add verification step
+RUN python -c "import runpod; print(f'RunPod version: {runpod.__version__}')"
+
 CMD ["/usr/bin/python3.11", "run_text-to-image.py"]
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