diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/dspy-eval.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/dspy-eval.yml
index 31b7b69471..472acf2d77 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/dspy-eval.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/dspy-eval.yml
@@ -49,22 +49,27 @@ jobs:
   unit-tests:
     name: Layer 1 - Unit Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: python:3.11-slim
+    # Note: No container block - use default node:20-bookworm with Python installed via apt
     timeout-minutes: 10
     
     steps:
       - uses: https://github.com/actions/checkout@v4
       
+      - name: Install Python
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv
+          python3 --version
+      
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e ".[dev]"
-          pip install rapidfuzz
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python3 -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          python3 -m pip install rapidfuzz
       
       - name: Run Layer 1 unit tests
         run: |
-          pytest tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer1_unit.py \
+          python3 -m pytest tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer1_unit.py \
             -v --tb=short \
             --junit-xml=layer1-results.xml
       
@@ -81,8 +86,7 @@ jobs:
   dspy-module-tests:
     name: Layer 2 - DSPy Module Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: python:3.11-slim
+    # Note: No container block - use default node:20-bookworm with Python installed via apt
     timeout-minutes: 20
     needs: unit-tests
     
@@ -92,17 +96,22 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: https://github.com/actions/checkout@v4
       
+      - name: Install Python
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv
+      
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e ".[dev]"
-          pip install dspy-ai httpx rapidfuzz litellm
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python3 -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          python3 -m pip install dspy-ai httpx rapidfuzz litellm
       
       - name: Run Layer 2 DSPy tests
         env:
           ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
         run: |
-          pytest tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer2_dspy.py \
+          python3 -m pytest tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer2_dspy.py \
             -v --tb=short \
             --junit-xml=layer2-results.xml
       
@@ -119,8 +128,7 @@ jobs:
   integration-tests:
     name: Layer 3 - Integration Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: python:3.11-slim
+    # Note: No container block - use default node:20-bookworm with Python installed via apt
     timeout-minutes: 15
     needs: unit-tests
     
@@ -130,13 +138,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
           apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y openssh-client curl
+          apt-get install -y openssh-client curl python3 python3-pip python3-venv
       
       - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e ".[dev]"
-          pip install httpx pytest-asyncio
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python3 -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          python3 -m pip install httpx pytest-asyncio
       
       - name: Setup SSH for tunnel
         run: |
@@ -169,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
           OXIGRAPH_ENDPOINT: "http://127.0.0.1:7878"
           ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
         run: |
-          pytest tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer3_integration.py \
+          python3 -m pytest tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer3_integration.py \
             -v --tb=short \
             --junit-xml=layer3-results.xml
       
@@ -186,8 +194,7 @@ jobs:
   comprehensive-eval:
     name: Layer 4 - Comprehensive Evaluation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: python:3.11-slim
+    # Note: No container block - use default node:20-bookworm with Python installed via apt
     timeout-minutes: 60
     needs: [unit-tests, dspy-module-tests, integration-tests]
     
@@ -200,13 +207,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
           apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y openssh-client curl
+          apt-get install -y openssh-client curl python3 python3-pip python3-venv
       
       - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e ".[dev]"
-          pip install dspy-ai httpx rapidfuzz pandas pytest-json-report litellm
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python3 -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          python3 -m pip install dspy-ai httpx rapidfuzz pandas pytest-json-report litellm
       
       - name: Setup SSH for tunnel
         run: |
@@ -228,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
           ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
           OXIGRAPH_ENDPOINT: "http://127.0.0.1:7878"
         run: |
-          pytest tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer4_comprehensive.py \
+          python3 -m pytest tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer4_comprehensive.py \
             -v --tb=short \
             --junit-xml=layer4-results.xml \
             --json-report \
@@ -236,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Generate metrics summary
         run: |
-          python -c "
+          python3 -c "
           import json
           from datetime import datetime
           
diff --git a/tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer1_unit.py b/tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer1_unit.py
index 5b4f23d7aa..43dbc56f90 100644
--- a/tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer1_unit.py
+++ b/tests/dspy_gitops/test_layer1_unit.py
@@ -343,4 +343,3 @@ class TestDatasetLoading:
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     pytest.main([__file__, "-v", "--tb=short"])
-# CI trigger Mon Jan 12 19:15:02 CET 2026