diff --git a/.github/workflows/training_bootc.yaml b/.github/workflows/training_bootc.yaml
index 28ecac98..d9ff8378 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/training_bootc.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/training_bootc.yaml
@@ -136,6 +136,35 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
 
+  make-archive:
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.start-runner.outputs.label }}
+    needs: start-runner
+    continue-on-error: true
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+
+      - name: mkdir root/.docker directory
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.docker
+
+      - name: Login to Container Registry
+        run: podman login -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }} -p ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }} ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+
+      - name: generate the local OCI assets
+        run: |
+          cd training
+          make -j vllm
+          make -j deepspeed
+
+      - name: Tar OCI artifacts
+        run: tar -czf /tmp/build.tar.gz training
+
+      - name: Upload OCI artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          path: build.tar.gz
+          name: build
+
   bootc-images:
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -144,15 +173,13 @@ jobs:
             context: training/intel-bootc
             arch: amd64
             gpu: intel
-            pull-images: quay.io/ai-lab/vllm:latest quay.io/ai-lab/deepspeed-trainer:latest
           - image_name: amd-bootc
             context: training/amd-bootc
             arch: amd64
             gpu: amd
-            pull-images: quay.io/ai-lab/vllm:latest
     if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'hold-tests')"
     runs-on: ${{ needs.start-runner.outputs.label }}
-    needs: start-runner
+    needs: make-archive
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
@@ -164,16 +191,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Login to Container Registry
         run: podman login -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }} -p ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }} ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
 
-      - name: pull images
-        id: pull_image
-        working-directory: ${{ matrix.context }}
-        run: podman pull ${{ matrix.pull-images }}
+      - name: grab assets from archive
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: build
+
+      - name: extract assets
+        run: tar -xzf build.tar.gz
 
       - name: generate the local OCI assets
         run: |
-          cd training
-          make -j vllm
-          make -j deepspeed
           make -j instruct-${{ matrix.gpu}}
 
       - name: Build Image