diff --git a/phalp/models/hmar/hmar.py b/phalp/models/hmar/hmar.py
index 7044db1..1a584d0 100755
--- a/phalp/models/hmar/hmar.py
+++ b/phalp/models/hmar/hmar.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self, cfg):
         self.texture_head    = TextureHead(self.uv_sampler, self.cfg, img_H=img_H, img_W=img_W)
         self.encoding_head   = EncodingHead(cfg=self.cfg, img_H=img_H, img_W=img_W) 
 
-        smpl_cfg             = {k.lower(): v for k,v in dict(cfg.SMPL).items()}
+        smpl_cfg             = {k.lower(): v for k,v in cfg.SMPL.__dict__.items()}
         self.smpl            = SMPL(**smpl_cfg)
         
         self.smpl_head       = SMPLHead(cfg, 
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ def get_3d_parameters(self, pred_smpl_params, pred_cam, center=np.array([128, 12
 
         pred_keypoints_2d_smpl = (pred_keypoints_2d_smpl+0.5)*img_size
 
-        return pred_smpl_params, pred_keypoints_2d_smpl, pred_joints, pred_cam_t
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+        return pred_smpl_params, pred_keypoints_2d_smpl, pred_joints, pred_cam_t