diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml
index 277ca6c90..0b7a58dd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ jobs:
           # TODO: Unsure why the whl is not built in src/backend/base/dist
           mkdir src/backend/base/dist
           mv dist/*.whl src/backend/base/dist/
-          python -m pip install src/backend/base/dist/*.whl
-          python -m langflow run --host 127.0.0.1 --port 7860 --backend-only &
+          uv pip install src/backend/base/dist/*.whl
+          uv run python -m langflow run --host 127.0.0.1 --port 7860 --backend-only &
           SERVER_PID=$!
           # Wait for the server to start
           timeout 120 bash -c 'until curl -f http://127.0.0.1:7860/api/v1/auto_login; do sleep 2; done' || (echo "Server did not start in time" && kill $SERVER_PID && exit 1)