diff --git a/.riahub/workflows/workflow.yaml b/.riahub/workflows/workflow.yaml
index 9ca2b7a..a07fecc 100644
--- a/.riahub/workflows/workflow.yaml
+++ b/.riahub/workflows/workflow.yaml
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ jobs:
 
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
-          echo "📦 Installing utils from RIA Hub..."
-          pip install --no-cache-dir \
+          echo "Trying to install utils from RIA Hub..."
+          if ! pip install \
             --index-url "https://${{ secrets.RIAHUB_USER }}:${{ secrets.RIAHUB_TOKEN }}@git.riahub.ai/api/packages/qoherent/pypi/simple/" \
-            --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ \
-            utils==0.1.3
-
-          pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+            utils; then
+            echo "RIA Hub install failed, falling back to local wheel..."
+            pip install ./wheels/utils-*.whl
+          fi
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
 
       - name: 1. Generate Recordings
         run: |