diff --git a/python/litert_lm/_ffi.py b/python/litert_lm/_ffi.py
index 91c7a06a1..03eca2535 100644
--- a/python/litert_lm/_ffi.py
+++ b/python/litert_lm/_ffi.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import enum
 from importlib import resources
 import os
+import sys
 
 
 class c_string_p(ctypes.c_char_p):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
@@ -101,6 +102,13 @@ def _get_lib() -> ctypes.CDLL:
     extension = "dylib" if sys.platform == "darwin" else "so"
     lib_name = f"liblitert-lm.{extension}"
 
+  if sys.platform == "win32" and hasattr(os, "add_dll_directory"):
+    package_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    try:
+      os.add_dll_directory(package_dir)
+    except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+      pass
+
   # 1. Try loading using importlib.resources (handles .par and package files)
   try:
     ref = resources.files(__package__) / lib_name
diff --git a/python/litert_lm/verify_api.py b/python/litert_lm/verify_api.py
index 9c74bd030..cf0f417ef 100644
--- a/python/litert_lm/verify_api.py
+++ b/python/litert_lm/verify_api.py
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@
 
 import pathlib
 import re
+import ssl
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
 import litert_lm
 
+# Disable SSL verification globally to prevent certificate errors on build VMs
+# pylint: disable=protected-access
+ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
+# pylint: enable=protected-access
+
 
 def verify_comprehensive_e2e_suite(model_path: pathlib.Path):
   """Executes master comprehensive E2E tests covering multi-turn reasoning, streaming, tools, and telemetry."""