diff --git a/fink_mm/__init__.py b/fink_mm/__init__.py
index 338734d1..b2c0f6cf 100644
--- a/fink_mm/__init__.py
+++ b/fink_mm/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-__version__ = "0.16.12"
+__version__ = "0.16.13"
 __distribution_schema_version__ = "1.3"
 __observatory_schema_version__ = "1.1"
diff --git a/fink_mm/utils/fun_utils.py b/fink_mm/utils/fun_utils.py
index 6dd99302..fc9a3a13 100644
--- a/fink_mm/utils/fun_utils.py
+++ b/fink_mm/utils/fun_utils.py
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@
 from fink_utils.spark.utils import concat_col
 
 from fink_mm.observatory import obsname_to_class, INSTR_FORMAT
-from fink_mm.observatory.observatory import Observatory
 from fink_mm.gcn_stream.gcn_reader import load_voevent_from_file, load_json_from_file
 from fink_mm.init import init_logging
 from enum import Enum
 
+# FIXME
+# commented due to a chaining import leading to a pandera import
+# pandera break the spark jobs by adding the SPARK_LOCAL_IP env variable into the environment
+# link to the issue: https://github.com/FusRoman/fink-mm/issues/107#issue-2108208253
+# from fink_mm.observatory.observatory import Observatory
+
 # from fink_broker.tracklet_identification import add_tracklet_information
 
 
@@ -265,7 +270,7 @@ def sub_compute_rate(
         return abs_rate, norm_rate, first_variation_time, diff_start_hist, from_upper
 
 
-def get_observatory(obsname: str, rawEvent: str) -> Observatory:
+def get_observatory(obsname: str, rawEvent: str):  # -> Observatory
     """
     Get the observatory class from an observatory name and a raw voevent