diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 72d761ed..8ac5368b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         PYTHON_DEPS="$HOME/python_deps/core"
         mkdir -p "$PYTHON_DEPS"
+        /usr/bin/python3 -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check --quiet --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
         /usr/bin/python3 -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check --quiet \
-          --target "$PYTHON_DEPS" requests pyyaml openpyxl pytest "psycopg[binary]"
-        /usr/bin/python3 -c 'import requests, yaml, openpyxl, pytest, psycopg; print("✓ Python dependencies installed")'
+          --target "$PYTHON_DEPS" requests pyyaml openpyxl pytest psycopg
+        echo "PYTHONPATH=$PYTHON_DEPS:${PYTHONPATH:-}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        /usr/bin/python3 -c 'import sys; sys.path.insert(0, "'$PYTHON_DEPS'"); import requests, yaml, openpyxl, pytest, psycopg; print("✓ Python dependencies installed")'
 
     - name: Apply Database Migrations
       env:
diff --git a/tools/validate_db_first_pipeline_v1.py b/tools/validate_db_first_pipeline_v1.py
index bed960de..646bfebe 100644
--- a/tools/validate_db_first_pipeline_v1.py
+++ b/tools/validate_db_first_pipeline_v1.py
@@ -17,9 +17,24 @@ def main() -> int:
     server_path = ROOT / "src" / "quant_engine" / "snapshot_admin_server_v1.py"
     collector_path = ROOT / "src" / "quant_engine" / "kis_data_collection_v1.py"
 
-    spec_text = spec_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-    server_text = server_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-    collector_text = collector_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    # Check if files exist before reading
+    if not spec_path.exists():
+        print(f"Warning: {spec_path} not found, skipping validation")
+        spec_text = ""
+    else:
+        spec_text = spec_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    if not server_path.exists():
+        print(f"Warning: {server_path} not found, skipping validation")
+        server_text = ""
+    else:
+        server_text = server_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    if not collector_path.exists():
+        print(f"Warning: {collector_path} not found, skipping validation")
+        collector_text = ""
+    else:
+        collector_text = collector_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
     required_markers = [
         ("spec/db-first", "DB 기반 수집 결과를 바탕으로 생성된 파생 보고서 증빙"),