diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index ea08999bd..2e69faaf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -35,17 +35,25 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        
     
     - name: Set up config files
       run: |
         scp araxconfig@araxconfig.rtx.ai:config_secrets.json /mnt/config/config_secrets.json
         echo "http://localhost:5008/api/rtxkg2/v1.4" > /mnt/config/kg2_url_override.txt
 
-    # - name: Append code dir to GITHUB_PATH                # Causing RTXConfiguration import error
-    #   run: echo $GITHUB_PATH
 
-    # - name: Download databases as needed
-    #   run: python3 $HOME/RTX/code/ARAX/ARAXQuery/ARAX_database_manager.py --mnt --skip-if-exists --remove_unused
+    - name: Download databases into CICD instance
+      continue-on-error: true
+      run: |
+        cd /home/ubuntu/RTX
+        git checkout ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
+        git pull origin ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
+        /home/ubuntu/venv3.9/bin/pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+        /home/ubuntu/venv3.9/bin/python3 code/ARAX/ARAXQuery/ARAX_database_manager.py --mnt --skip-if-exists --remove_unused
+        git checkout master
+
+
 
     - name: Stop any running containers
       continue-on-error: true