diff --git a/agency_swarm/agents/agent.py b/agency_swarm/agents/agent.py
index 51368be6..8ac6a77a 100644
--- a/agency_swarm/agents/agent.py
+++ b/agency_swarm/agents/agent.py
@@ -547,12 +547,35 @@ def _check_parameters(self, assistant_settings, debug=False):
                 print(f"Instructions mismatch: {self.instructions} != {assistant_settings['instructions']}")
             return False
 
-        tools_diff = DeepDiff(self.get_oai_tools(), assistant_settings['tools'], ignore_order=True)
+        def sort_tool(tool):
+            return json.dumps(tool, sort_keys=True)
+
+        # Sort the tools in both local and assistant settings
+        local_tools = sorted(self.get_oai_tools(), key=sort_tool)
+        assistant_tools = sorted(assistant_settings['tools'], key=sort_tool)
+
+        # Remove 'strict' from all assistant tools if it's set to False
+        for tool in assistant_tools:
+            if isinstance(tool, dict) and 'function' in tool:
+                if 'strict' in tool['function'] and tool['function']['strict'] is False:
+                    tool['function'].pop('strict', None)
+
+        # Ignore specific differences in file_search tool
+        for tool in assistant_tools:
+            if isinstance(tool, dict) and tool.get('type') == 'file_search':
+                if 'file_search' in tool:
+                    tool['file_search'].pop('ranking_options', None)
+        for tool in local_tools:
+            if isinstance(tool, dict) and tool.get('type') == 'file_search':
+                if 'file_search' in tool:
+                    tool['file_search'].pop('ranking_options', None)
+
+        tools_diff = DeepDiff(local_tools, assistant_tools, ignore_order=True)
         if tools_diff != {}:
             if debug:
                 print(f"Tools mismatch: {tools_diff}")
-                print("local tools: ", self.get_oai_tools())
-                print("assistant tools: ", assistant_settings['tools'])
+                print("local tools: ", local_tools)
+                print("assistant tools: ", assistant_tools)
             return False
 
         if self.temperature != assistant_settings['temperature']:
diff --git a/agency_swarm/tools/BaseTool.py b/agency_swarm/tools/BaseTool.py
index 9595245a..fd6fd6a6 100644
--- a/agency_swarm/tools/BaseTool.py
+++ b/agency_swarm/tools/BaseTool.py
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ def openai_schema(cls):
             if "$defs" in schema["parameters"]:
                 for def_ in schema["parameters"]["$defs"].values():
                     def_["additionalProperties"] = False
-        else:
-            if "strict" in schema:
-                del schema["strict"]
             
         return schema
 
diff --git a/agency_swarm/tools/oai/FileSearch.py b/agency_swarm/tools/oai/FileSearch.py
index 1b02c5cc..03274d5b 100644
--- a/agency_swarm/tools/oai/FileSearch.py
+++ b/agency_swarm/tools/oai/FileSearch.py
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
-from typing import Optional
-from pydantic import BaseModel, field_validator, Field
-from typing import Dict, Union, Optional
+from openai.types.beta.file_search_tool import FileSearchTool
+from openai.types.beta.file_search_tool import FileSearch as OpenAIFileSearch
 
-class FileSearchConfig(BaseModel):
-    max_num_results: int = Field(50, description="Optional override for the maximum number of results")
-    ranking_options: Optional[Dict[str, Union[str, float]]] = Field(
-        {'ranker': 'default_2024_08_21', 'score_threshold': 0.0},
-        description="The ranking options for the file search. If not specified, the file search tool will use the auto ranker and a score_threshold of 0."
-    )
+class FileSearchConfig(OpenAIFileSearch):
+    pass
 
-    @field_validator('max_num_results')
-    def check_max_num_results(cls, v):
-        if not 1 <= v <= 50:
-            raise ValueError('file_search.max_num_results must be between 1 and 50 inclusive')
-        return v
-class FileSearch(BaseModel):
-    type: str = "file_search"
-
-    file_search: Optional[FileSearchConfig] = None
-
-    class Config:
-        exclude_none = True
+class FileSearch(FileSearchTool):
+    type: str = "file_search"
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 89458b32..d1a36b45 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-openai==1.41.0
+openai==1.51.2
 docstring_parser==0.16
 pydantic==2.8.2
 datamodel-code-generator==0.25.8
diff --git a/tests/demos/demo_gradio.py b/tests/demos/demo_gradio.py
index 4a1cdeaf..cb8d3afd 100644
--- a/tests/demos/demo_gradio.py
+++ b/tests/demos/demo_gradio.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def run(self, **kwargs):
 
 agency = Agency([
     ceo, [ceo, test_agent, test_agent2],
-], shared_instructions="", async_tool_calls=False)
+], shared_instructions="", settings_path="./test_settings.json")
 
 # agency.demo_gradio()