diff --git a/backend/app/workers/queue_worker.py b/backend/app/workers/queue_worker.py
index 887404c..48c7078 100644
--- a/backend/app/workers/queue_worker.py
+++ b/backend/app/workers/queue_worker.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def _auto_import_handlers() -> None:
             sys.path.insert(0, backend_dir)
         try:
             importlib.import_module("app.workers")
+            sys.modules.setdefault("app.workers.queue_worker", sys.modules[__name__])
         except Exception as e:
             logger.debug("Failed to prepare package context for handlers: %s", e)
         # Ensure we try importing under 'app.workers'