diff --git a/.github/workflows/server-32bit.yml b/.github/workflows/server-32bit.yml
index eed5dfaaf82..f42cd9ce4b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server-32bit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server-32bit.yml
@@ -19,18 +19,24 @@ jobs:
       with:
         file: etc/packaging/32bit/Dockerfile
         tags: ghcr.io/viamrobotics/viam-server:armv7
-        pull: true
+        pull: true # todo: this seems to not be working -- read buildjet + docker caching docs
         push: true
         platforms: linux/armv7
   build:
     needs: [docker]
     runs-on: buildjet-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204-arm
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/viamrobotics/viam-server:armv7
-      # options: --platform linux/armv7
+    permissions:
+      packages: read
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+    - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+    - uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      with:
+        registry: ghcr.io
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: build
       run: |
-        go build -v -tags no_pigpio,no_tflite ./web/cmd/server
+        docker run --platform linux/armv7 --rm -v .:/rdk ghcr.io/viamrobotics/viam-server:armv7 go build -v -tags no_pigpio,no_tflite ./web/cmd/server
         file server