diff --git a/.circleci/create_circleci_config.py b/.circleci/create_circleci_config.py
index 553f28eaa17e6d..8b6a773ee435c0 100644
--- a/.circleci/create_circleci_config.py
+++ b/.circleci/create_circleci_config.py
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ def job_name(self):
     additional_env={"OMP_NUM_THREADS": 8},
     cache_name="torch_examples",
     docker_image=[{"image":"huggingface/transformers-examples-torch"}],
-    install_steps=["uv venv && uv pip install ."],
+    # TODO @ArthurZucker remove this once docker is easier to build
+    install_steps=["uv venv && uv pip install . && uv pip install -r examples/pytorch/_tests_requirements.txt"],
     pytest_num_workers=1,
 )