diff --git a/scripts/serve_local.py b/scripts/serve_local.py
index 61b8f77..f1f4831 100644
--- a/scripts/serve_local.py
+++ b/scripts/serve_local.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ import subprocess
 from inspect import currentframe, getframeinfo
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import dotenv
-
-configs = dotenv.dotenv_values(".env")
+from decouple import config
 
 system_name = platform.system()
 
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ def serve_llamacpp_python(local_model_file: Path, **kwargs):
 
 
 def main():
-    local_model_file = configs.get("LOCAL_MODEL", "")
+    local_model_file = config("LOCAL_MODEL", default="")
 
     if not local_model_file:
         print("LOCAL_MODEL not set in the `.env` file.")
diff --git a/scripts/server_llamacpp_linux.sh b/scripts/server_llamacpp_linux.sh
index f72ccde..a45e670 100755
--- a/scripts/server_llamacpp_linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/server_llamacpp_linux.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ activate_environment
 
 # install dependencies
 # ver 0.2.56 produces segment error for /embeddings on MacOS
-python -m pip install llama-cpp-python[server]!=0.2.56
+python -m pip install llama-cpp-python[server]==0.2.55
 
 # start the server with passed params
 python -m llama_cpp.server $@
diff --git a/scripts/server_llamacpp_macos.sh b/scripts/server_llamacpp_macos.sh
index 4ed9ac2..13d0784 100755
--- a/scripts/server_llamacpp_macos.sh
+++ b/scripts/server_llamacpp_macos.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ activate_environment
 
 # install dependencies
 # ver 0.2.56 produces segment error for /embeddings on MacOS
-python -m pip install llama-cpp-python[server]!=0.2.56
+python -m pip install llama-cpp-python[server]==0.2.55
 
 # start the server with passed params
 python -m llama_cpp.server $@
diff --git a/scripts/server_llamacpp_windows.bat b/scripts/server_llamacpp_windows.bat
index 48779db..97c1292 100644
--- a/scripts/server_llamacpp_windows.bat
+++ b/scripts/server_llamacpp_windows.bat
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ call :activate_environment
 
 @rem install dependencies
 @rem ver 0.2.56 produces segment error for /embeddings on MacOS
-call python -m pip install llama-cpp-python[server]!=0.2.56
+call python -m pip install llama-cpp-python[server]==0.2.55
 
 @REM @rem start the server with passed params
 call python -m llama_cpp.server %*