diff --git a/backend/python/common/libbackend.sh b/backend/python/common/libbackend.sh
index 423e167e1..c923c12cf 100644
--- a/backend/python/common/libbackend.sh
+++ b/backend/python/common/libbackend.sh
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ function installRequirements() {
             if [ "x${USE_PIP}" == "xtrue" ]; then
                 pip install ${EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS:-} --requirement "${reqFile}"
             else
-                uv pip install --index-strategy unsafe-best-match ${EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS:-} --requirement "${reqFile}"
+                uv pip install ${EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS:-} --requirement "${reqFile}"
             fi
             echo "finished requirements install for ${reqFile}"
         fi
diff --git a/backend/python/whisperx/install.sh b/backend/python/whisperx/install.sh
index 4136d8765..9a4f7c733 100755
--- a/backend/python/whisperx/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/whisperx/install.sh
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ else
     source $backend_dir/../common/libbackend.sh
 fi
 
+EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --index-strategy unsafe-best-match"
+
 installRequirements