diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de3e3ae..e6eadfa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Both `getDefinitions()` and `getFrontendFlags()` can take arguments overriding U
 import {
   flagsClient,
   evaluateFlags,
-  getFrontendFlags,
+  getDefinitions,
   type IVariant,
 } from "@unleash/nextjs";
 import type { GetServerSideProps, NextPage } from "next";
@@ -241,12 +241,14 @@ export const getServerSideProps: GetServerSideProps<Data> = async (ctx) => {
     // userId: "123" // etc
   };
 
-  const { toggles } = await getFrontendFlags({ context }); // Use Proxy/Frontend API
-  const flags = flagsClient(toggles);
+  const definitions = await getDefinitions(); // Uses UNLEASH_SERVER_API_URL
+  const { toggles } = evaluateFlags(definitions, context);
+
+  const flags = flagsClient(toggles); // instantiates a static (non-syncing) unleash-proxy-client
 
   return {
     props: {
-      isEnabled: flags.isEnabled("nextjs-example"),
+      isEnabled: flags.isEnabled("nextjs-example")
     },
   };
 };
diff --git a/lib/package.json b/lib/package.json
index c3d137c..aebd3e4 100644
--- a/lib/package.json
+++ b/lib/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@unleash/nextjs",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.4.2",
   "description": "Unleash SDK for Next.js",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@types/react": "18.2.63",
     "@types/react-dom": "18.2.19",
     "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
-    "@unleash/client-specification": "5.1.0",
+    "@unleash/client-specification": "5.1.4",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^1.3.1",
     "eslint-config-custom": "workspace:*",
     "next": "14.1.2",
diff --git a/lib/src/core/client/strategy/strategy.ts b/lib/src/core/client/strategy/strategy.ts
index 1257ce4..a4878ce 100644
--- a/lib/src/core/client/strategy/strategy.ts
+++ b/lib/src/core/client/strategy/strategy.ts
@@ -251,8 +251,10 @@ export class Strategy {
     );
 
     if (enabled && Array.isArray(variants) && variants.length > 0) {
+      const stickiness = variants[0].stickiness || parameters.stickiness;
       const variantDefinition = selectVariantDefinition(
         parameters.groupId,
+        stickiness,
         variants,
         context
       );
diff --git a/lib/src/core/variant.ts b/lib/src/core/variant.ts
index a512332..ea20f1a 100644
--- a/lib/src/core/variant.ts
+++ b/lib/src/core/variant.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ function findOverride(
 
 export function selectVariantDefinition(
   groupId: string,
+  stickiness: string | undefined,
   variants: VariantDefinition[],
   context: Context
 ): VariantDefinition | null {
@@ -74,8 +75,6 @@ export function selectVariantDefinition(
     return variantOverride;
   }
 
-  const { stickiness } = variants[0];
-
   const target = normalizedValue(
     getSeed(context, stickiness),
     groupId,
@@ -103,5 +102,6 @@ export function selectVariant(
   feature: FeatureInterface,
   context: Context
 ): VariantDefinition | null {
-  return selectVariantDefinition(feature.name, feature.variants || [], context);
+  const stickiness = feature.variants?.[0]?.stickiness ?? undefined;
+  return selectVariantDefinition(feature.name, stickiness, feature.variants || [], context);
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4e2a6a4..254fab7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 7.5.8
         version: 7.5.8
       '@unleash/client-specification':
-        specifier: 5.1.0
-        version: 5.1.0
+        specifier: 5.1.4
+        version: 5.1.4
       '@vitest/coverage-v8':
         specifier: ^1.3.1
         version: 1.3.1(vitest@1.3.1)
@@ -1167,8 +1167,8 @@ packages:
   /@ungap/structured-clone@1.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zuVdFrMJiuCDQUMCzQaD6KL28MjnqqN8XnAqiEq9PNm/hCPTSGfrXCOfwj1ow4LFb/tNymJPwsNbVePc1xFqrQ==}
 
-  /@unleash/client-specification@5.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-703U1Sw2hXg5MrVXXfEwAIWMinUxTfOHpbcjdjbTyxejaK0mjx4S8zBc5pffs/jlmwSct9eJuRNWnRvWGPQaxg==}
+  /@unleash/client-specification@5.1.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zJMQT0olV9LKlYXbgJrnv08Tbh6G+tXh9s07Z8UvCroItmxJEO/+f6lIhtZh5b+79TdrROt8Sg85mAr+rRnhlQ==}
     dev: true
 
   /@unleash/proxy-client-react@4.2.2(unleash-proxy-client@3.3.1):