diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server/python-ovos-tts-server.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server/python-ovos-tts-server.hash
index f1e2e833..73a9de2b 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server/python-ovos-tts-server.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server/python-ovos-tts-server.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # sha256 locally computed
-sha256  4316873cb9bde3b987df75e38c8ccdb553427266eea0e99a181e8638bec6e2b2  python-ovos-tts-server-b9ee84c48ab6ab5655fffa032359752ab10d2c9d.tar.gz
+sha256  2ccee434604ac0e431ef2db08e9d5e9465c2f516a691e6466b4a3c02968aa1a0  python-ovos-tts-server-86369a266bac906bc4c82de267e0ec6c089c1772.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server/python-ovos-tts-server.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server/python-ovos-tts-server.mk
index b7df8333..dc504ff1 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server/python-ovos-tts-server.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server/python-ovos-tts-server.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_VERSION = b9ee84c48ab6ab5655fffa032359752ab10d2c9d
+PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_VERSION = 86369a266bac906bc4c82de267e0ec6c089c1772
 PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-tts-server,$(PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_ENV = MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS=true
 
 $(eval $(python-package))