diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.hash
index 516340f6..a7c0decf 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # sha256 locally computed
-sha256  61fb6559cfa2f23d452ff3affa303722604c83dcc833b05bbae5e3267e89e1eb  python-ovos-local-backend-d4e3247dee2fa730e3511c1e84faa956ce7846ed.tar.gz
+sha256  2cc4cf41f1782e8020f38a380af8a02aa8da8c39338c63b1d706c29227d71800  python-ovos-local-backend-7708c1e1d36975882da7a2c87a95a3e020766abc.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.mk
index 2b13cf07..c75b7a59 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_VERSION = d4e3247dee2fa730e3511c1e84faa956ce7846ed
+PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_VERSION = 7708c1e1d36975882da7a2c87a95a3e020766abc
 PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,OVOS-local-backend,$(PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_ENV = MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS=true