diff --git a/src/main/python/run_fusion_regression.py b/src/main/python/run_fusion_regression.py
index bdca48a6c9..9c5a3c7ecd 100644
--- a/src/main/python/run_fusion_regression.py
+++ b/src/main/python/run_fusion_regression.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def construct_fusion_commands(yaml_data: dict) -> list:
     return [
         [
             FUSE_COMMAND,
-            '-runs', ' '.join([run for run in yaml_data['runs']]),
+            '-runs', ' '.join(run['file'] for run in yaml_data['runs']),
             '-output', method.get('output'),
             '-method', method.get('name', 'average'),
             '-k', str(method.get('k', 1000)),
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ def evaluate_and_verify(yaml_data: dict, dry_run: bool):
         logger.error(f"Failed to load configuration file: {e}")
         exit(1)
 
+    # Check existence of run files
+    for run in yaml_data['runs']:
+        if not os.path.exists(run['file']):
+            logger.error(f"Run file {run['file']} does not exist. Please run the dependent regressions first, recorded in the fusion yaml file.")
+            exit(1)
+
     # Construct the fusion command
     fusion_commands = construct_fusion_commands(yaml_data)
 
@@ -178,4 +184,4 @@ def evaluate_and_verify(yaml_data: dict, dry_run: bool):
     # Evaluate and verify results
     evaluate_and_verify(yaml_data, args.dry_run)
 
-    logger.info(f"Total execution time: {time.time() - start_time:.2f} seconds")
+    logger.info(f"Total execution time: {time.time() - start_time:.2f} seconds")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fuse_regression/beir-v1.0.0-robust04.yaml b/src/main/resources/fuse_regression/beir-v1.0.0-robust04.yaml
index d7051dc1f7..6fa234c785 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/fuse_regression/beir-v1.0.0-robust04.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/fuse_regression/beir-v1.0.0-robust04.yaml
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ topics:
     path: topics.beir-v1.0.0-robust04.test.tsv.gz
     qrel: qrels.beir-v1.0.0-robust04.test.txt
 
-# Fusion Regression Test Configuration
+# Run dependencies for fusion
 runs:
-  - runs/run.inverted.beir-v1.0.0-robust04.flat.test.bm25
-  - runs/run.flat.beir-v1.0.0-robust04.bge-base-en-v1.5.test.bge-flat-onnx
+  - name: flat-bm25
+    dependency: beir-v1.0.0-robust04.flat.yaml
+    file: runs/run.inverted.beir-v1.0.0-robust04.flat.test.bm25
+  - name: bge-flat-onnx
+    dependency: beir-v1.0.0-robust04.bge-base-en-v1.5.flat.onnx.yaml
+    file: runs/run.flat.beir-v1.0.0-robust04.bge-base-en-v1.5.test.bge-flat-cached
 
 methods:
   - name: rrf