diff --git a/backend/app/__init__.py b/backend/app/__init__.py
index 900e2816c4..1608020af3 100644
--- a/backend/app/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/app/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def create_app(config=None):
         template_folder=f"{config.PROJECT_ROOT}/templates",
         static_folder=f"{config.PROJECT_ROOT}/static",
     )
-    app.teardown_request(teardown_session)
+
     app.config.from_object(config)
 
     register_extensions(app)
@@ -58,7 +58,3 @@ def register_extensions(app):
 def register_errorhandlers(app):
     handler = ExceptionHandler()
     app.register_error_handler(Exception, handler)
-
-
-def teardown_session(*args, **kwargs):
-    db.session.remove()
diff --git a/backend/startup.py b/backend/startup.py
index 33aa0bd56a..a8a5ba2348 100644
--- a/backend/startup.py
+++ b/backend/startup.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # we prevent this monkeypatching
 
 import os
+from app.extensions import db
 
 os.environ["EVENTLET_NO_GREENDNS"] = "yes"
 import eventlet  # noqa
@@ -20,5 +21,11 @@
 
 app = create_app()
 
+
+@app.teardown_request
+def teardown_session(*args, **kwargs):
+    db.session.remove()
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     eventlet.wsgi.server(eventlet.listen(("0.0.0.0", 5000)), app, log=app.logger)