diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1d6b037..15dd4be 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
 
 # Install dependencies
 COPY requirements.txt .
diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
index c2862c9..93362c8 100644
--- a/render.yaml
+++ b/render.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ services:
     buildCommand: pip install -r requirements.txt
     startCommand: python3 -m uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port $PORT
     envVars:
+      - key: PYTHONPATH
+        value: /opt/render/project/src
       - key: PORT
         value: 10000
       - key: PYTHON_VERSION