diff --git a/deploy_spherex_qc.py b/deploy_spherex_qc.py
index 8c7f58eaf1716918b92932a4350b643198c38b6e..5f5e26d40e247eeee891facfcab626c2e19972aa 100644
--- a/deploy_spherex_qc.py
+++ b/deploy_spherex_qc.py
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ if not os.path.exists(fn):
 
 print("file downloaded")
 
-ray.init("auto")
+runtime_env = {"working_dir": ".", "excludes": ["data", "__pycache__"]}
+print(runtime_env)
+
+ray.init("auto", runtime_env=runtime_env)
 
 # Load the data and put it on the shared memory
 fn = "data/zodicube2_4x6_21Mar.npy"
@@ -59,8 +62,14 @@ releases_info["releases"].append(dict(release_name="kasi20211021pre01",
                                       release_date="2021-10-21",
                                       api_prefix=api_prefix))
 
+ray_actor_options = dict()
+
+n_spherex_resources = len([node for node in ray.nodes() if "spherex" in node["Resources"]])
+if n_spherex_resources:
+    ray_actor_options["resources"] = dict(spherex=1)
+print(ray_actor_options)
 
-@serve.deployment(route_prefix=api_prefix)
+@serve.deployment(route_prefix=api_prefix, ray_actor_options=ray_actor_options)
 class ReleaseHandler:
     def __init__(self, qc_handle):
         self.qc_handle = qc_handle