diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index 9102b774f..8cea4dece 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -2662,8 +2662,8 @@ async def auth_middleware(request, call_next):
         )
 
     # Validate JWT token
+    import jwt
     try:
-        import jwt
 
         from backend.app.core.auth import ALGORITHM, SECRET_KEY