diff --git a/.changeset/shy-pots-stare.md b/.changeset/shy-pots-stare.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6453b0003550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shy-pots-stare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"gradio": patch
+---
+
+fix:Fix `gr.load()` so that it works with the SSE v1 protocol
diff --git a/gradio/external.py b/gradio/external.py
index f151b6cb1748..4fd88d0a3c2a 100644
--- a/gradio/external.py
+++ b/gradio/external.py
@@ -538,9 +538,7 @@ def from_spaces_blocks(space: str, hf_token: str | None) -> Blocks:
     predict_fns = []
     for fn_index, endpoint in enumerate(client.endpoints):
         assert isinstance(endpoint, Endpoint)
-        helper = None
-        if endpoint.protocol in ("ws", "sse"):
-            helper = client.new_helper(fn_index)
+        helper = client.new_helper(fn_index)
         predict_fns.append(endpoint.make_end_to_end_fn(helper))
     return gradio.Blocks.from_config(client.config, predict_fns, client.src)
 
diff --git a/test/test_external.py b/test/test_external.py
index e2f7f4e27e10..d026c3cc3ff1 100644
--- a/test/test_external.py
+++ b/test/test_external.py
@@ -340,6 +340,18 @@ def test_loading_files_via_proxy_works(self):
         )
         assert r.status_code == 200
 
+    def test_private_space_v4_sse_v1(self):
+        io = gr.load(
+            "spaces/gradio-tests/not-actually-private-spacev4-sse-v1",
+            hf_token=HfFolder.get_token(),
+        )
+        try:
+            output = io("abc")
+            assert output == "abc"
+            assert io.theme.name == "gradio/monochrome"
+        except TooManyRequestsError:
+            pass
+
 
 class TestLoadInterfaceWithExamples:
     def test_interface_load_examples(self, tmp_path):