diff --git a/tools/tests/dockerfiles/ubuntu_2404/Dockerfile b/tools/tests/dockerfiles/ubuntu_2404/Dockerfile
index b24ab9980..64f31db33 100644
--- a/tools/tests/dockerfiles/ubuntu_2404/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/tests/dockerfiles/ubuntu_2404/Dockerfile
@@ -100,15 +100,21 @@ ENV CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="/home/precice/.local"
 
 
 FROM precice AS python_bindings
+ARG PYTHON_BINDINGS_PR
 ARG PYTHON_BINDINGS_REF
 
 USER precice
 WORKDIR /home/precice
+
 # Builds the precice python bindings for python3
 # Installs also matplotlib as it is needed for the elastic-tube 1d fluid-python participant.
-RUN python3 -m venv /home/precice/venv && \
+RUN git clone https://github.com/precice/python-bindings.git python-bindings && \
+    cd python-bindings && \
+    if [ -n "${PYTHON_BINDINGS_PR}" ]; then git fetch origin pull/${PYTHON_BINDINGS_PR}/head; fi && \
+    git checkout ${PYTHON_BINDINGS_REF} && \
+    python3 -m venv /home/precice/venv && \
     . /home/precice/venv/bin/activate && \
-    pip3 install git+https://github.com/precice/python-bindings.git@${PYTHON_BINDINGS_REF} && \
+    pip3 install . && \
     pip3 install matplotlib 
 ### end of python_bindings stage ###
 
diff --git a/tools/tests/tests.yaml b/tools/tests/tests.yaml
index 1aabe8de9..35122dd7e 100644
--- a/tools/tests/tests.yaml
+++ b/tools/tests/tests.yaml
@@ -891,6 +891,15 @@ test_suites:
       - *partitioned-heat-conduction-mixedbc_left-openfoam_right-openfoam
       - *partitioned-heat-conduction-robin_left-openfoam_right-openfoam
 
+  python-bindings:
+    tutorials:
+      - *elastic-tube-1d_fluid-python_solid-python
+      - *oscillator_mass-left-fmi_mass-right-fmi
+      - *partitioned-heat-conduction_dirichlet-fenicsx_neumann-fenicsx
+      - *partitioned-heat-conduction_dirichlet-nutils_neumann-nutils
+      - *perpendicular-flap_fluid-su2_solid-fenics
+      - *two-scale-heat-conduction_macro-nutils_micro-nutils
+
   solids4foam:
     tutorials:
       - *perpendicular-flap_fluid-openfoam_solid-solids4foam