diff --git a/src/cdf/core/component/base.py b/src/cdf/core/component/base.py
index 3412ecc..1f8ffe6 100644
--- a/src/cdf/core/component/base.py
+++ b/src/cdf/core/component/base.py
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ def _parse_metadata(cls, data: t.Any) -> t.Any:
 
     @pydantic.field_validator("main", mode="before")
     @classmethod
-    def _ensure_dependency(cls, value: t.Any) -> t.Any:
+    def _ensure_dependency(cls, value: t.Any, info: pydantic.ValidationInfo) -> t.Any:
         """Ensure the main function is a dependency."""
         value = _unwrap_entrypoint(value)
         if isinstance(value, (dict, injector.Dependency)):
-            parsed_dep = injector.Dependency.model_validate(value)
+            parsed_dep = injector.Dependency.model_validate(value, context=info.context)
         else:
             parsed_dep = injector.Dependency.wrap(value)
         # NOTE: We do this extra round-trip to bypass the unecessary Generic type check in pydantic
diff --git a/src/cdf/core/configuration.py b/src/cdf/core/configuration.py
index 8896fc9..386a7f0 100644
--- a/src/cdf/core/configuration.py
+++ b/src/cdf/core/configuration.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def bar(key: str, _cdf_resolve={"key": "api.key"}) -> None:
 import string
 import typing as t
 from collections import ChainMap
+from contextlib import suppress
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pydantic
@@ -480,6 +481,7 @@ def resolve_defaults(self, func_or_cls: t.Callable[P, T]) -> t.Callable[..., T]:
             return func_or_cls
 
         sig = inspect.signature(func_or_cls)
+        is_resolved_sentinel = "__config_resolved__"
 
         resolver_hint = getattr(
             inspect.unwrap(func_or_cls),
@@ -487,16 +489,24 @@ def resolve_defaults(self, func_or_cls: t.Callable[P, T]) -> t.Callable[..., T]:
             self._parse_hint_from_params(func_or_cls, sig),
         )
 
+        if any(hasattr(f, is_resolved_sentinel) for f in _iter_wrapped(func_or_cls)):
+            return func_or_cls
+
         @functools.wraps(func_or_cls)
         def wrapper(*args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> T:
             bound_args = sig.bind_partial(*args, **kwargs)
             bound_args.apply_defaults()
+
+            # Apply converters to string literal arguments
             for arg_name, arg_value in bound_args.arguments.items():
-                # The simplest case: a string argument
                 if isinstance(arg_value, str):
-                    bound_args.arguments[arg_name] = self.apply_converters(
-                        arg_value, self
-                    )
+                    with suppress(Exception):
+                        bound_args.arguments[arg_name] = self.apply_converters(
+                            arg_value,
+                            self,
+                        )
+
+            # Resolve configuration values
             for name, param in sig.parameters.items():
                 value = _MISSING
                 if not self.is_resolvable(param):
@@ -522,6 +532,7 @@ def wrapper(*args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> T:
 
             return func_or_cls(*bound_args.args, **bound_args.kwargs)
 
+        setattr(wrapper, is_resolved_sentinel, True)
         return wrapper
 
     def is_resolvable(self, param: inspect.Parameter) -> bool:
@@ -552,3 +563,10 @@ def __get_pydantic_core_schema__(
             keys_schema=pydantic_core.core_schema.str_schema(),
             values_schema=pydantic_core.core_schema.any_schema(),
         )
+
+
+def _iter_wrapped(f: t.Callable):
+    yield f
+    f_w = inspect.unwrap(f)
+    if f_w is not f:
+        yield from _iter_wrapped(f_w)
diff --git a/src/cdf/core/injector/registry.py b/src/cdf/core/injector/registry.py
index 737c088..8801e61 100644
--- a/src/cdf/core/injector/registry.py
+++ b/src/cdf/core/injector/registry.py
@@ -679,6 +679,10 @@ def wire(self, func_or_cls: t.Callable[P, T]) -> t.Callable[..., T]:
             return func_or_cls
 
         sig = inspect.signature(func_or_cls)
+        is_resolved_sentinel = "__deps_resolved__"
+
+        if any(hasattr(f, is_resolved_sentinel) for f in _iter_wrapped(func_or_cls)):
+            return func_or_cls
 
         @wraps(func_or_cls)
         def wrapper(*args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> T:
@@ -701,6 +705,7 @@ def wrapper(*args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> T:
                         bound_args.arguments[name] = dep
             return func_or_cls(*bound_args.args, **bound_args.kwargs)
 
+        setattr(wrapper, is_resolved_sentinel, True)
         return wrapper
 
     def __call__(
@@ -786,5 +791,12 @@ def __get_pydantic_core_schema__(
         )
 
 
+def _iter_wrapped(f: t.Callable):
+    yield f
+    f_w = inspect.unwrap(f)
+    if f_w is not f:
+        yield from _iter_wrapped(f_w)
+
+
 GLOBAL_REGISTRY = DependencyRegistry()
 """A global dependency registry."""
diff --git a/src/cdf/core/workspace.py b/src/cdf/core/workspace.py
index 2cd4b32..2f65fef 100644
--- a/src/cdf/core/workspace.py
+++ b/src/cdf/core/workspace.py
@@ -251,15 +251,17 @@ def run_pipeline(
 
             # Run the pipeline
             start = time.time()
-            click.echo((info := pipeline_definition()) or "No load info returned.")
+            jobs = pipeline_definition()
             click.echo(
                 f"Pipeline process finished in {time.time() - start:.2f} seconds.",
                 err=True,
             )
 
             # Check for failed jobs
-            if info and info.has_failed_jobs:
-                ctx.fail("Pipeline failed.")
+            for job in jobs:
+                if job.has_failed_jobs:
+                    ctx.fail("Pipeline failed.")
+
             ctx.exit(0)
 
         @cli.command("run-publisher")
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@ def test_pipeline(
 
         def run():
             print("Running pipeline")
-            load_info = pipeline.run(source_a())
+            load = pipeline.run(source_a())
             print("Pipeline finished")
             with pipeline.sql_client() as client:
                 print("Querying DuckDB in " + cdf_environment)
@@ -398,7 +400,7 @@ def run():
                         "SELECT * FROM some_pipeline_dataset.test_resource"
                     )
                 )
-            return load_info
+            return load
 
         return pipeline, run