diff --git a/.buildkite/jobs/build.yaml b/.buildkite/jobs/build.yaml
index 23407220d..c6df7136a 100644
--- a/.buildkite/jobs/build.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/jobs/build.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ group: Build
 steps:
   - label: ":docker: Build image"
     key: image-build
+    depends_on: []
     commands:
       - "aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
       - "docker build --file docker/Dockerfile.ci -t vllm-omni-ci ."
diff --git a/.buildkite/jobs/tests.yaml b/.buildkite/jobs/tests.yaml
index 2afe26941..a80721e39 100644
--- a/.buildkite/jobs/tests.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/jobs/tests.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 group: Tests
-depends_on: image-build
+depends_on: 
+  - image-build
 steps:
 - label: "Simple Unit Test"
   commands: