diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin.hash
index 6aa0fe4d..1ff6d67e 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # sha256 locally computed
-sha256  aa6f7d871503181db7bd91aef5f734084fa304109f1a65dfaef5b929819e1cd9  python-ovos-tts-server-plugin-692d129030a3876b7e77f92a3a3a6285a4a5537a.tar.gz
+sha256  226bd56976149885ea6da466396087cb94b060c6400bca3c0134902159c9dd42  python-ovos-tts-server-plugin-43f44f64a1ced28f93dd6a633fcea2e4d00e5c2e.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin.mk
index fa92da8a..52ef05ae 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_PLUGIN_VERSION = 692d129030a3876b7e77f92a3a3a6285a4a5537a
+PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_PLUGIN_VERSION = 43f44f64a1ced28f93dd6a633fcea2e4d00e5c2e
 PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_PLUGIN_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-tts-server-plugin,$(PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_PLUGIN_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_PLUGIN_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_PLUGIN_ENV = MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS=true
 
 $(eval $(python-package))