diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
index 3e2b89c..061a3af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m venv venv
           source venv/bin/activate
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install -r requirements.txt  # Ensure all dependencies are installed, including requests
 
       - name: Cache Python dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v3  # Using the latest stable version
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m venv venv
           source venv/bin/activate
-          pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
+          pip install -r backend/requirements.txt  # Ensure all dependencies are installed, including requests
           pip install pytest-html
 
       - name: Cache Python dependencies