1diff --git a/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs b/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
2index eb6a6e7f30..eb29758c0a 100644
3--- a/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
4+++ b/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
5@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ pub async fn uv_pip_compile(
6 UV_CACHE_DIR,
7 ];
8
9- args.extend(["-p", &py_version_str, "--python-preference", "only-managed"]);
10+ args.extend(["-p", &py_version_str, "--python-preference", "only-system"]);
11
12 if no_cache {
13 args.extend(["--no-cache"]);
14@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ async fn spawn_uv_install(
15 let _owner;
16 if let Some(py_path) = py_path.as_ref() {
17 _owner = format!(
18- "-p {} --python-preference only-managed",
19+ "-p {} --python-preference only-system",
20 py_path.as_str() //
21 );
22 vars.push(("PY_PATH", &_owner));
23@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ async fn spawn_uv_install(
24 "-p",
25 py_path.as_str(),
26 "--python-preference",
27- "only-managed", //
28+ "only-system", //
29 ]);
30 } else {
31 command_args.extend([