diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/store.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/store.py
index 090deb6c6..5e087de97 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/store.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/store.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from typing import Annotated, List, Optional, Union
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query
-
 from langflow.services.auth import utils as auth_utils
 from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
 from langflow.services.deps import get_settings_service, get_store_service
@@ -140,8 +139,6 @@ async def download_component(
     store_service: StoreService = Depends(get_store_service),
     store_api_Key: str = Depends(get_user_store_api_key),
 ):
-    # If the component is from the store, we need to get it from the store
-
     try:
         component = await store_service.download(store_api_Key, component_id)
     except CustomException as exc:
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/store/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/store/utils.py
index ec66a1ea3..3ce4434f1 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/store/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/store/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List
 
+import httpx
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from langflow.services.store.schema import ListComponentResponse
     from langflow.services.store.service import StoreService
@@ -40,12 +42,13 @@ async def update_components_with_user_data(
 
 # Get the latest released version of langflow (https://pypi.org/project/langflow/)
 def get_lf_version_from_pypi():
-    import requests
-
-    response = requests.get("https://pypi.org/pypi/langflow/json")
-    if response.status_code != 200:
+    try:
+        response = httpx.get("https://pypi.org/pypi/langflow/json")
+        if response.status_code != 200:
+            return None
+        return response.json()["info"]["version"]
+    except Exception:
         return None
-    return response.json()["info"]["version"]
 
 
 def process_component_data(nodes_list):