diff --git a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/backend.py b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/backend.py
index 905015e1a3c..2a20bf60914 100755
--- a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/backend.py
+++ b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/backend.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def LoadModel(self, request, context):
         """
         model_name = request.Model
         try:
-            self.model = SentenceTransformer(model_name)
+            self.model = SentenceTransformer(model_name, trust_remote_code=request.TrustRemoteCode)
         except Exception as err:
             return backend_pb2.Result(success=False, message=f"Unexpected {err=}, {type(err)=}")
 
diff --git a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements.txt b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements.txt
index 8e1b01957c7..b9cb6061ee5 100644
--- a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 grpcio==1.66.1
 protobuf
-certifi
\ No newline at end of file
+certifi
+datasets
+einops
\ No newline at end of file