diff --git a/demo.ipynb b/demo.ipynb
index 4f2e10d..adb0d08 100644
--- a/demo.ipynb
+++ b/demo.ipynb
@@ -190,14 +190,14 @@
     "import importlib.util\n",
     "if importlib.util.find_spec(\"num2words\") is not None:\n",
     "    try:\n",
-    "        import num2words\n",
+    "        from num2words import num2words as num2words_func\n",
     "        import transformers.utils.import_utils\n",
     "        transformers.utils.import_utils._num2words_available = True\n",
     "        for mod_name in list(sys.modules.keys()):\n",
     "            if \"processing_smolvlm\" in mod_name or \"smolvlm\" in mod_name:\n",
     "                mod = sys.modules[mod_name]\n",
-    "                if hasattr(mod, \"num2words\") and getattr(mod, \"num2words\") is None:\n",
-    "                    setattr(mod, \"num2words\", num2words)\n",
+    "                if hasattr(mod, \"num2words\"):\n",
+    "                    setattr(mod, \"num2words\", num2words_func)\n",
     "    except Exception:\n",
     "        pass\n"
    ]
@@ -449,19 +449,20 @@
     "# 1. Initialize SmolVLM2 base model, processor, and tokenizer\n",
     "print(\"Loading SmolVLM2 model (2.2B-Instruct)...\")\n",
     "\n",
+    "\n",
     "# Force-refresh Hugging Face dependency cache for num2words if installed mid-session\n",
     "import sys\n",
     "import importlib.util\n",
     "if importlib.util.find_spec(\"num2words\") is not None:\n",
     "    try:\n",
-    "        import num2words\n",
+    "        from num2words import num2words as num2words_func\n",
     "        import transformers.utils.import_utils\n",
     "        transformers.utils.import_utils._num2words_available = True\n",
     "        for mod_name in list(sys.modules.keys()):\n",
     "            if \"processing_smolvlm\" in mod_name or \"smolvlm\" in mod_name:\n",
     "                mod = sys.modules[mod_name]\n",
-    "                if hasattr(mod, \"num2words\") and getattr(mod, \"num2words\") is None:\n",
-    "                    setattr(mod, \"num2words\", num2words)\n",
+    "                if hasattr(mod, \"num2words\"):\n",
+    "                    setattr(mod, \"num2words\", num2words_func)\n",
     "    except Exception:\n",
     "        pass\n",
     "\n",