diff --git a/backend/__init__.py b/backend/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index b02bbf8..344678e 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
-from .sudoku_recognition.sudoku_recognition import SudokuRecognition
+from sudoku_recognition.sudoku_recognition import SudokuRecognition
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
diff --git a/backend/sudoku_recognition/sudoku_recognition.py b/backend/sudoku_recognition/sudoku_recognition.py
index 5b1ad17..da785d8 100644
--- a/backend/sudoku_recognition/sudoku_recognition.py
+++ b/backend/sudoku_recognition/sudoku_recognition.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import torch
-from .model import CNN
+from sudoku_recognition.model import CNN
 import numpy as np
 import cv2
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_inference.py b/backend/tests/test_inference.py
index 9be2b05..25eafb7 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_inference.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_inference.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
-from ..app import app
+from app import app
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def client():