diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0f5391dc..848f1ba2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Tests with Coverage
         run: |
-          uv run pytest tests/ -v --cov=src --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term
+          uv run --prerelease=allow pytest tests/ -v --cov=src --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
diff --git a/neurons/miner.py b/neurons/miner.py
index 06c5d0d8..b95ca94a 100644
--- a/neurons/miner.py
+++ b/neurons/miner.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ async def run(self):
             gather_task = asyncio.create_task(
                 self.comms.gather(
                     my_uid=self.uid,
-                    uids=self.peers,
+                    uids=[uid for uid in self.peers if uid != self.uid],
                     window=step_window,
                     key="gradient",
                     timeout=72,