diff --git a/7project/backend/app/app.py b/7project/backend/app/app.py
index 652ef21..0cc6912 100644
--- a/7project/backend/app/app.py
+++ b/7project/backend/app/app.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ sentry_sdk.init(
     send_default_pii=True,
 )
 
-app = FastAPI()
 fastApi = FastAPI()
+app = fastApi
 
 # CORS for frontend dev server
 fastApi.add_middleware(
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@ async def authenticated_route(user: User = Depends(current_active_verified_user)
 
 @fastApi.get("/sentry-debug")
 async def trigger_error():
-    division_by_zero = 1 / 0
\ No newline at end of file
+    division_by_zero = 1 / 0