diff --git a/devbox/cli/devbox b/devbox/cli/devbox
index 0663f28..8deaaed 100644
--- a/devbox/cli/devbox
+++ b/devbox/cli/devbox
@@ -912,6 +912,10 @@ docker exec -i "$DEVBOX_NAME" bash <<EOF
   if [ ! -f "/home/devbox/.backend_deps_installed" ]; then
     echo "==> [BACKEND] Install backend dependencies..."
     pip install -r /home/devbox/freeleaps/apps/requirements.txt
+    if ! pip show async_timeout; then
+      echo "==> [BACKEND] async_timeout is missing. Installing..."
+      pip install async_timeout
+    fi
 
     # Backup the requirements.txt file
     cp /home/devbox/freeleaps/apps/requirements.txt /home/devbox/freeleaps/apps/requirements.txt.bak
@@ -955,6 +959,11 @@ docker exec -i "$DEVBOX_NAME" bash <<EOF
        echo "==> [BACKEND] Some dependencies are missing. Reinstalling..."
        pip install -r /home/devbox/freeleaps/apps/requirements.txt
      fi
+     # pip install async_timeout if not installed
+      if ! pip show async_timeout; then
+        echo "==> [BACKEND] async_timeout is missing. Installing..."
+        pip install async_timeout
+      fi
 
       ## Backup the requirements.txt file
     cp /home/devbox/freeleaps/apps/requirements.txt /home/devbox/freeleaps/apps/requirements.txt.bak