diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ray-worker-intel b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ray-worker-intel
index 7a762c6..a5c9942 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ray-worker-intel
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ray-worker-intel
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ USER ray
 ENV PATH="/home/ray/.local/bin:${PATH}"
 
 # Install Intel Extension for PyTorch (IPEX) with XPU support (uv is 10-100x faster)
+# Use unsafe-best-match to get torch from PyPI and IPEX from Intel index
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/home/ray/.cache/uv,uid=1000,gid=1000 \
     uv pip install --system \
+        --index-strategy unsafe-best-match \
         torch==2.5.1 \
         intel-extension-for-pytorch==2.5.10+xpu \
         --extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/