diff --git a/backend/app/database.py b/backend/app/database.py
index 5f70785..f445223 100644
--- a/backend/app/database.py
+++ b/backend/app/database.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ async_session_maker = async_sessionmaker(
     expire_on_commit=False
 )
 
+# Alias for compatibility
+AsyncSessionLocal = async_session_maker
+
 # Base class for models
 Base = declarative_base()