diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
index 28599ebe5d..3ad62be15e 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
@@ -185,18 +185,6 @@ pub async fn handle_python_job(
     };
 
     if requirements.len() > 0 {
-        if !*DISABLE_NSJAIL {
-            let _ = write_file(
-                job_dir,
-                "download.config.proto",
-                &NSJAIL_CONFIG_DOWNLOAD_PY_CONTENT
-                    .replace("{WORKER_DIR}", &worker_dir)
-                    .replace("{CACHE_DIR}", PIP_CACHE_DIR)
-                    .replace("{CLONE_NEWUSER}", &(!*DISABLE_NUSER).to_string()),
-            )
-            .await?;
-        }
-
         additional_python_paths = handle_python_reqs(
             requirements
                 .split("\n")
@@ -208,6 +196,7 @@ pub async fn handle_python_job(
             db,
             worker_name,
             job_dir,
+            worker_dir,
         )
         .await?;
     }
@@ -443,6 +432,7 @@ pub async fn handle_python_reqs(
     db: &sqlx::Pool<sqlx::Postgres>,
     worker_name: &str,
     job_dir: &str,
+    worker_dir: &str,
 ) -> error::Result<Vec<String>> {
     let mut req_paths: Vec<String> = vec![];
     let mut vars = vec![("PATH", PATH_ENV.as_str())];
@@ -456,6 +446,15 @@ pub async fn handle_python_reqs(
         if let Some(host) = PIP_TRUSTED_HOST.as_ref() {
             vars.push(("TRUSTED_HOST", host));
         }
+        let _ = write_file(
+            job_dir,
+            "download.config.proto",
+            &NSJAIL_CONFIG_DOWNLOAD_PY_CONTENT
+                .replace("{WORKER_DIR}", &worker_dir)
+                .replace("{CACHE_DIR}", PIP_CACHE_DIR)
+                .replace("{CLONE_NEWUSER}", &(!*DISABLE_NUSER).to_string()),
+        )
+        .await?;
     };
 
     for req in requirements {
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs
index 733312b8f5..73f93f8c36 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs
@@ -895,10 +895,10 @@ async fn handle_queued_job<R: rsmq_async::RsmqConnection + Send + Sync + Clone>(
             logs.push_str(&format!("job {} on worker {}\n", &job.id, &worker_name));
             let result = match job.job_kind {
                 JobKind::Dependencies => {
-                    handle_dependency_job(&job, &mut logs, job_dir, db, worker_name).await
+                    handle_dependency_job(&job, &mut logs, job_dir, db, worker_name, worker_dir).await
                 }
                 JobKind::FlowDependencies => {
-                    handle_flow_dependency_job(&job, &mut logs, job_dir, db, worker_name)
+                    handle_flow_dependency_job(&job, &mut logs, job_dir, db, worker_name, worker_dir)
                         .await
                         .map(|()| Value::Null)
                 }
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@ async fn handle_dependency_job(
     job_dir: &str,
     db: &sqlx::Pool<sqlx::Postgres>,
     worker_name: &str,
+    worker_dir: &str,
 ) -> error::Result<serde_json::Value> {
     let content = capture_dependency_job(
         &job.id,
@@ -1518,6 +1519,7 @@ async fn handle_dependency_job(
         db,
         worker_name,
         &job.workspace_id,
+        worker_dir,
     )
     .await;
     match content {
@@ -1553,6 +1555,7 @@ async fn handle_flow_dependency_job(
     job_dir: &str,
     db: &sqlx::Pool<sqlx::Postgres>,
     worker_name: &str,
+    worker_dir: &str,
 ) -> error::Result<()> {
     let path = job.script_path.clone().ok_or_else(|| {
         error::Error::InternalErr(
@@ -1585,6 +1588,7 @@ async fn handle_flow_dependency_job(
             db,
             worker_name,
             &job.workspace_id,
+            worker_dir,
         )
         .await;
         match new_lock {
@@ -1656,6 +1660,7 @@ async fn capture_dependency_job(
     db: &sqlx::Pool<sqlx::Postgres>,
     worker_name: &str,
     w_id: &str,
+    worker_dir: &str,
 ) -> error::Result<String> {
     match job_language {
         ScriptLang::Python3 => {
@@ -1674,6 +1679,7 @@ async fn capture_dependency_job(
                     db,
                     worker_name,
                     job_dir,
+                    worker_dir,
                 )
                 .await?;
             }