diff --git a/API/main.py b/API/main.py
index 90b4fa4..895a1e6 100644
--- a/API/main.py
+++ b/API/main.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def validate_checkpoint(cls, value):
 
 
 @app.post("/predict/")
-async def predict_api(request: PredictionRequest):
+def predict_api(request: PredictionRequest):
     """
     Endpoint to predict results based on specified parameters.
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ async def predict_api(request: PredictionRequest):
     - Predicted results.
     """
     # try:
-    predictions = await predict(
+    predictions = predict(
         bbox=request.bbox,
         model_path=request.checkpoint,
         zoom_level=request.zoom_level,
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fb0224a..f8a4419 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="fairpredictor",
-    version="0.0.34",
+    version="0.0.35",
     url="https://github.com/kshitijrajsharma/fairpredictor",
     author="Kshitij Raj Sharma",
     author_email="skshitizraj@gmail.com",