diff --git a/spawnerdockerfile/Dockerfile.ngc b/spawnerdockerfile/Dockerfile.ngc
index 5c90275..a1637fe 100644
--- a/spawnerdockerfile/Dockerfile.ngc
+++ b/spawnerdockerfile/Dockerfile.ngc
@@ -45,22 +45,37 @@ EOT
 ARG NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION="1.2"
 ENV NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION=${NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION}
 ENV NV_PEER_MEM_TAG=${NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION}-0
-RUN <<EOT
-#!/bin/bash
-# install nv_peer_mem
-mkdir -p ${STAGE_DIR}
-git clone https://github.com/Mellanox/nv_peer_memory.git --branch ${NV_PEER_MEM_TAG} ${STAGE_DIR}/nv_peer_memory
-cd ${STAGE_DIR}/nv_peer_memory
-./build_module.sh
-cd ${STAGE_DIR}
-tar xzf ${STAGE_DIR}/nvidia-peer-memory_${NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION}.orig.tar.gz
-cd ${STAGE_DIR}/nvidia-peer-memory-${NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION}
-apt-get update
-apt-get --fix-broken install -y
-apt-get install -y dkms
-dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc
-dpkg -i ${STAGE_DIR}/nvidia-peer-memory_${NV_PEER_MEM_TAG}_all.deb
-EOT
+RUN mkdir -p ${STAGE_DIR} && \
+    git clone https://github.com/Mellanox/nv_peer_memory.git --branch ${NV_PEER_MEM_TAG} ${STAGE_DIR}/nv_peer_memory && \
+    cd ${STAGE_DIR}/nv_peer_memory && \
+    ./build_module.sh && \
+    cd ${STAGE_DIR} && \
+    tar xzf ${STAGE_DIR}/nvidia-peer-memory_${NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION}.orig.tar.gz && \
+    cd ${STAGE_DIR}/nvidia-peer-memory-${NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION} && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get --fix-broken install -y && \
+    apt-get install -y dkms && \
+    dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc && \
+    dpkg -i ${STAGE_DIR}/nvidia-peer-memory_${NV_PEER_MEM_TAG}_all.deb
+
+# ENV NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION=${NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION}
+# ENV NV_PEER_MEM_TAG=${NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION}-0
+# RUN <<EOT
+# #!/bin/bash
+# # install nv_peer_mem
+# mkdir -p ${STAGE_DIR}
+# git clone https://github.com/Mellanox/nv_peer_memory.git --branch ${NV_PEER_MEM_TAG} ${STAGE_DIR}/nv_peer_memory
+# cd ${STAGE_DIR}/nv_peer_memory
+# ./build_module.sh
+# cd ${STAGE_DIR}
+# tar xzf ${STAGE_DIR}/nvidia-peer-memory_${NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION}.orig.tar.gz
+# cd ${STAGE_DIR}/nvidia-peer-memory-${NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION}
+# apt-get update
+# apt-get --fix-broken install -y
+# apt-get install -y dkms
+# dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc
+# dpkg -i ${STAGE_DIR}/nvidia-peer-memory_${NV_PEER_MEM_TAG}_all.deb
+# EOT
 
 # base tools
 RUN <<EOT
diff --git a/spawnerdockerfile/docker-compose_ngc.yml b/spawnerdockerfile/docker-compose_ngc.yml
index 08d3a58..b925144 100644
--- a/spawnerdockerfile/docker-compose_ngc.yml
+++ b/spawnerdockerfile/docker-compose_ngc.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ services:
         OWNER: "nvidia" # nvcr.io/nvidia/pytorch:24.06-py3
         LABEL: "pytorch"
         VERSION: "24.06-py3"
-        NV_PEER_MEM_VERSION: "1.2"
         DS_BUILD_OPS: 1
         DEEPSPEED_VERSION: "master"
         DEEPSPEED_INSTALL_FLAGS: "--allow_sudo"