diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 595bf547..b8b2f0c5 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "codeinwp/optimole-sdk",
-            "version": "v1.2.2",
+            "version": "v1.2.3",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/Codeinwp/optimole-php-sdk.git",
-                "reference": "567557f1067c934a564154dd292a3f343749b538"
+                "reference": "901d1f2223df875f8ea65998a76049b0341f8dd7"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/Codeinwp/optimole-php-sdk/zipball/567557f1067c934a564154dd292a3f343749b538",
-                "reference": "567557f1067c934a564154dd292a3f343749b538",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/Codeinwp/optimole-php-sdk/zipball/901d1f2223df875f8ea65998a76049b0341f8dd7",
+                "reference": "901d1f2223df875f8ea65998a76049b0341f8dd7",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                 "issues": "https://github.com/Codeinwp/codeinwp/optimole-php-sdk/issues",
                 "source": "https://github.com/Codeinwp/optimole-php-sdk"
             },
-            "time": "2025-03-28T18:31:54+00:00"
+            "time": "2025-10-15T19:48:30+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "codeinwp/themeisle-sdk",
diff --git a/inc/url_replacer.php b/inc/url_replacer.php
index f74ebed3..f6eca2a4 100644
--- a/inc/url_replacer.php
+++ b/inc/url_replacer.php
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ private function normalize_image( $url, $original_url, $args, $is_uploaded = fal
 
 		if ( ! empty( $args['resize'] ) ) {
 			$this->apply_resize( $image, $args['resize'] );
+		} elseif ( $this->settings->is_smart_cropping() ) {
+			// If smart cropping is enabled and no resize is set, we apply smart focus since the resize can be triggered from the JS library.
+			$image->smartFocus();
 		}
 
 		if ( apply_filters( 'optml_apply_watermark_for', true, $url ) ) {