diff --git a/.github/workflows/quicktest.yaml b/.github/workflows/quicktest.yaml
index 03c4a31f..eaa53437 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quicktest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quicktest.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [labeled, unlabeled]
+    types: [labeled]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       docker-image:
diff --git a/FastSurferCNN/run_prediction.py b/FastSurferCNN/run_prediction.py
index b5a6b30f..cd79317c 100644
--- a/FastSurferCNN/run_prediction.py
+++ b/FastSurferCNN/run_prediction.py
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ def __init__(
             raise ValueError(
                 f"Could not find the ColorLUT in {lut}, please make sure the --lut argument is valid."
             ) from err
-        self.labels = self.lut["ID"].values
-        self.torch_labels = torch.from_numpy(np.asarray(self.lut["ID"].values))
+        self.labels = np.asarray(self.lut["ID"].values).copy()
+        self.torch_labels = torch.from_numpy(self.labels)
         self.names = ["SubjectName", "Average", "Subcortical", "Cortical"]
         self.cfg_fin, cfg_cor, cfg_sag, cfg_ax = args2cfg(cfg_ax, cfg_cor, cfg_sag, batch_size=batch_size)
         # the order in this dictionary dictates the order in the view aggregation
diff --git a/tools/Docker/Dockerfile b/tools/Docker/Dockerfile
index 06e1db13..b0295c90 100644
--- a/tools/Docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/Docker/Dockerfile
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@
 # - AUTHOR:
 #   The author string to include in image labels.
 #   - default: "David Kügler <david.kuegler@dzne.de>"
+# - DEVICE:
+#   The device type to build the python environment for, this affects the installed torch packages.
+#   Supported values are what is supported by uv, e.g.: cu128, xpu, rocm6.2.4, etc.
+#   - default: cu128
+# - DEBUG:
+#   If set to "true", retains build debug output during build.
+#   - default: false
+# - INSECURE_FLAG:
+#   If set to "--insecure", will download freesurfer without verifying the ssl certificate.
+#   - default: ""
 
 # DOCUMENTATION FOR TARGETS (use '--target <VALUE>'):
 # To select which imaged will be tagged with '-t'
@@ -91,6 +101,7 @@ ARG AUTHOR="David Kügler <david.kuegler@dzne.de>"
 ARG BUILDKIT_SBOM_SCAN_CONTEXT="true"
 ARG DEVICE="cu128"
 ARG DEBUG="false"
+ARG INSECURE_FLAG=""
 
 FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:$UV_VERSION AS selected_uv_install_image
 
@@ -200,7 +211,13 @@ RUN --mount=type=bind,source=tools/build/install_fs_pruned.sh,target=/install/in
     --mount=type=bind,source=tools/build/link_fs.sh,target=/install/link_fs.sh \
     --mount=type=cache,target=/install/download \
     --mount=type=bind,source=pyproject.toml,target=/install/pyproject.toml <<EOF
-/install/install_fs_pruned.sh /opt --upx --url $FREESURFER_URL
+# the INSECURE_FLAG build arg may be set to "--insecure" to skip ssl certificate verification during download
+# for production environments, this should never be used. This option is only provided to deal with an outdated
+# ssl certificate on the freesurfer download server.
+if [[ -n "$INSECURE_FLAG" ]]; then
+    echo "SECURITY NOTICE: Downloading freesurfer for the build image without ssl validation."
+fi
+/install/install_fs_pruned.sh /opt --upx --url $FREESURFER_URL $INSECURE_FLAG
 /install/link_fs.sh /opt/freesurfer
 EOF
 
@@ -299,20 +316,6 @@ ENV PYTHONPATH=/fastsurfer:/opt/freesurfer/python/packages \
 
 RUN <<EOF
 source /venv/bin/activate
-# Fix for cuda11.8+cudnn8.7 bug+warning: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/97041
-if [[ "$DEVICE" == "cu118" ]]
-then
-  python3 <<CU118FIX
-from pathlib import Path
-import torch
-
-p = Path(torch.__file__).parent / "lib"
-targets = list(p.glob("libnvrtc-*.so.11.2"))
-if len(targets) != 1:
-    raise RuntimeError(f"Could not find libnvrtc-*.so.11.2 in {p}!")
-(p / "libnvrtc.so").symlink_to(p / targets[0])
-CU118FIX
-fi
 cd /fastsurfer
 # Download all remote network checkpoints already
 python3 FastSurferCNN/download_checkpoints.py --all
diff --git a/tools/Docker/build.py b/tools/Docker/build.py
index 0c19572a..f76ce963 100755
--- a/tools/Docker/build.py
+++ b/tools/Docker/build.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 # Author: David Kuegler
 # June 27th 2023
+# Modified February 2026
 
 import argparse
 import logging
@@ -325,6 +326,11 @@ def make_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         help=f"explicitly specifies the base image to build the build images from "
              f"(default: {DEFAULTS.BUILD_BASE_IMAGE}).",
     )
+    expert.add_argument(
+        "--insecure",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="disables certificate check for downloads, e.g. freesurfer.",
+    )
     expert.add_argument(
         "--debug",
         action="store_true",
@@ -628,6 +634,7 @@ def main(
         dry_run: bool = False,
         tag_dev: bool = True,
         fastsurfer_home: Path | None = None,
+        insecure: bool = False,
         **keywords,
         ) -> int | str:
     from FastSurferCNN.version import has_git, parse_build_file
@@ -644,7 +651,9 @@ def main(
     fastsurfer_home = Path(fastsurfer_home) if fastsurfer_home else default_home()
     # read the freesurfer download url from pyproject.toml
     with open(fastsurfer_home / "pyproject.toml", "rb") as fp:
-        pyproject_freesurfer = tomllib.load(fp)["tool"]["freesurfer"]
+        pyproject_toml = tomllib.load(fp)
+        pyproject_repository_url = pyproject_toml["project"]["urls"]["source"]
+        pyproject_freesurfer = pyproject_toml["tool"]["freesurfer"]
 
     if target not in get_args(Target):
         raise ValueError(f"Invalid target: {target}")
@@ -660,6 +669,7 @@ def main(
         f"DEVICE={DEFAULTS.MapDeviceType.get(device, 'cpu')}",
         f"FREESURFER_URL={pyproject_freesurfer['urls']['linux'].format(version=pyproject_freesurfer['version'])}",
         f"FREESURFER_VERSION={pyproject_freesurfer['version']}",
+        f"INSECURE_FLAG={'--insecure' if insecure else ''}",
     ]
     if debug:
         kwargs["build_arg"].append("DEBUG=true")
@@ -700,13 +710,14 @@ def main(
         build_info = parse_build_file(build_file)
 
     if has_git():
-        repository_url = get_repository_url(build_info["git_status"], build_info["git_branch"])
         kwargs["build_arg"].extend([
-                f"REPOSITORY_URL={repository_url}",
-                f"GIT_HASH={build_info['git_hash']}",
+            f"GIT_HASH={build_info['git_hash']}",
+            f"REPOSITORY_URL={pyproject_repository_url}/tree/{build_info['git_branch']}",
         ])
-        if "github.com/tree/stable" in repository_url:
+        if build_info["git_branch"] == "stable":
             kwargs["build_arg"].append("DOC_URL=https://deep-mi.org/fastsurfer/stable")
+    else:
+        kwargs["build_arg"].append(f"REPOSITORY_URL={pyproject_repository_url}/tree/dev")
     kwargs["build_arg"].append(f"FASTSURFER_VERSION={build_info['version_tag']}")
     version_tag = build_info["version_tag"]
     image_prefix = ""
@@ -750,23 +761,6 @@ def main(
     return 0
 
 
-def get_repository_url(git_status_text: str, branch: str) -> str:
-    """Get the repository URL of the current git repository."""
-    from FastSurferCNN.utils.run_tools import Popen
-
-    remote = git_status_text.removeprefix(f"## {branch}...").split("/")[0]
-    repository_process = Popen(["git", "remote", "get-url", remote], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).finish()
-    if repository_process.retcode != 0:
-        logger.error(repository_process.err_str())
-        raise RuntimeError("Could not get the repository URL from git.")
-    repository_url = repository_process.out_str().strip()
-    if repository_url.endswith(".git"):
-        repository_url = repository_url[:-4]
-    if repository_url.startswith("git@"):
-        repository_url = "https://" + repository_url[4:].replace(":/", "/")
-    return repository_url + "/tree/" + branch
-
-
 def default_home() -> Path:
     """
     Find the fastsurfer path.