diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index f47b64f..2ed790b 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     gcc libpq-dev \