diff --git a/backend/test/__init__.py b/backend/test/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/test/database_test.py b/backend/test/database_test.py
index ed78fc6..3c980cc 100644
--- a/backend/test/database_test.py
+++ b/backend/test/database_test.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
-import os
+import sys, os
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../..")))
 
 client = TestClient(app)  # Use FastAPI's TestClient for testing