diff --git a/WebHostLib/__init__.py b/WebHostLib/__init__.py
index 441f3272fd3c..43ca89f0b3f3 100644
--- a/WebHostLib/__init__.py
+++ b/WebHostLib/__init__.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 }
 app.config["MAX_ROLL"] = 20
 app.config["CACHE_TYPE"] = "SimpleCache"
-app.config["JSON_AS_ASCII"] = False
 app.config["HOST_ADDRESS"] = ""
 
 cache = Cache()
diff --git a/WebHostLib/requirements.txt b/WebHostLib/requirements.txt
index 55669f1018bc..654104252cec 100644
--- a/WebHostLib/requirements.txt
+++ b/WebHostLib/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-flask>=2.2.3
+flask>=3.0.0
 pony>=0.7.17
 waitress>=2.1.2
-Flask-Caching>=2.0.2
+Flask-Caching>=2.1.0
 Flask-Compress>=1.14
 Flask-Limiter>=3.5.0
 bokeh>=3.1.1; python_version <= '3.8'