diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheels-cuda-win.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheels-cuda-win.yml
index 156c99fd9..3c8a6db21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheels-cuda-win.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheels-cuda-win.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }}
 
+      - name: Setup uv venv
+        run: |
+          uv venv
+
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
           git config --system core.longpaths true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 95f6e5a27..3ce77fe78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -50,16 +50,30 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/huggingface/hub
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-model-${{ env.REPO_ID }}-${{ env.MODEL_FILE }}
+
+      - name: Install curl dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update &&
+          sudo apt upgrade -y &&
+          sudo apt install -y curl libcurl4-openssl-dev
+        shell: bash  # explicitly specifying bash shell'
+        
+      - name: Find CURL paths (Linux)
+        run: |
+          echo "CURL_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/curl" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CURL_LIBRARY=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl.so" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: bash
+        
       - name: Install dependencies (Linux/MacOS)
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install uv
-          python -m uv pip install -e .[all] --verbose
+          python -m uv pip install -e .[all] --verbose --config-settings="cmake.define.CURL_INCLUDE_DIR=$CURL_INCLUDE_DIR" --config-settings="cmake.define.CURL_LIBRARY=$CURL_LIBRARY"
         shell: bash
+
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
           python -m pytest
-
   build-windows:
     needs: download-model
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -70,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: "recursive"
-          
+
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -87,9 +101,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install uv
-          python -m uv pip install -e .[all] --verbose
+          python -m uv pip install -e .[all] --verbose --config-settings="cmake.define.LLAMA_CURL=OFF"
         shell: cmd
-          
+
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
           python -m pytest
diff --git a/llama_cpp/_internals.py b/llama_cpp/_internals.py
index a00c8925a..e163b23ca 100644
--- a/llama_cpp/_internals.py
+++ b/llama_cpp/_internals.py
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ def free_wrapper(sampler: llama_cpp.llama_sampler_p):
         self.sampler = llama_cpp.llama_sampler_init(ctypes.pointer(sampler_i), None)
 
     def get_sampler(self) -> llama_cpp.llama_sampler_p:
-        return ctypes.pointer(self.sampler)
+        return self.sampler
 
 
 class LlamaSampler: