diff --git a/jenkins/3catTw b/jenkins/3catTw
index 6da59fe..b3fcb87 100644
--- a/jenkins/3catTw
+++ b/jenkins/3catTw
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pipeline {
     agent any
 
     options {
-        timeout(time: 15, unit: 'MINUTES')
+        timeout(time: 20, unit: 'MINUTES')
         timestamps()
         buildDiscarder(logRotator(numToKeepStr: '10'))
         disableConcurrentBuilds()
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ pipeline {
         cron('H/30 * * * *')
     }
 
+    environment {
+        VENV_DIR = 'venv'
+        PIP_CACHE_DIR = "${WORKSPACE}/.pip-cache"
+        PYTHONUNBUFFERED = '1'
+    }
+
     stages {
         stage('Checkout Code') {
             steps {
-                // Pulls the code from the repository where this Jenkinsfile lives
                 checkout scm
             }
         }
@@ -23,27 +28,35 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Setup Python & Install Dependencies') {
             steps {
                 sh '''
-                set -e  # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
-                
-                # Create a virtual environment named 'venv'
-                python3 -m venv venv
-                
-                # Activate the virtual environment and install dependencies
-                . venv/bin/activate && \
-                pip install --upgrade pip && \
-                pip install -U atproto tweety-ns playwright httpx arrow python-dotenv moviepy
-                
-                # Check if moviepy is installed
-                pip list | grep moviepy || { echo 'MoviePy installation failed!'; exit 1; }
-                
-                # Check if FFmpeg is installed
-                ffmpeg -version || { echo 'FFmpeg is not installed!'; exit 1; }
+                    set -euxo pipefail
 
-                # Verify that moviepy can be imported
-                python3 -c "import moviepy" || { echo 'MoviePy import failed!'; exit 1; }
+                    python3 -m venv "${VENV_DIR}"
 
-                # Install the local browser binaries for this environment
-                playwright install chromium
+                    # Always use venv python explicitly
+                    "${VENV_DIR}/bin/python" -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
+
+                    "${VENV_DIR}/bin/pip" install --cache-dir "${PIP_CACHE_DIR}" -U \
+                        atproto \
+                        tweety-ns \
+                        playwright \
+                        httpx \
+                        arrow \
+                        python-dotenv \
+                        moviepy \
+                        fastfeedparser \
+                        beautifulsoup4 \
+                        charset-normalizer \
+                        Pillow
+
+                    # Verify required imports
+                    "${VENV_DIR}/bin/python" -c "import fastfeedparser; print('fastfeedparser OK')"
+                    "${VENV_DIR}/bin/python" -c "import moviepy; print('moviepy OK')"
+
+                    # Check FFmpeg
+                    ffmpeg -version
+
+                    # Install Playwright browser binaries in this workspace environment
+                    "${VENV_DIR}/bin/python" -m playwright install chromium
                 '''
             }
         }