diff --git a/requirements_base.txt b/requirements_base.txt
index afbff33..82b06e8 100644
--- a/requirements_base.txt
+++ b/requirements_base.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ lpips
 pytorch_fid
 optimum-quanto==0.2.4
 sentencepiece
-huggingface_hub==1.10.1
+huggingface_hub==1.23.0
 peft==0.18.1
 gradio
 python-slugify
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 9238a83..af6b0d8 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 # Load the .env file if it exists
 load_dotenv()
 os.environ["HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER"] = os.getenv("HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER", "1")
-# the hf-xet download backend stalls forever mid-download (no timeout); force plain HTTP
-os.environ["HF_HUB_DISABLE_XET"] = os.getenv("HF_HUB_DISABLE_XET", "1")
+os.environ["HF_HUB_DISABLE_XET"] = os.getenv("HF_HUB_DISABLE_XET", "0")
 os.environ["NO_ALBUMENTATIONS_UPDATE"] = "1"
 seed = None
 if "SEED" in os.environ: