diff --git a/devbox/cli/devbox b/devbox/cli/devbox
index 85ac74d..6775ca5 100644
--- a/devbox/cli/devbox
+++ b/devbox/cli/devbox
@@ -907,6 +907,10 @@ 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
 
     touch /home/devbox/.backend_deps_installed
     echo "==> [BACKEND] Run backend service..."
@@ -918,6 +922,11 @@ 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
 
     # Check if the backend service is already running
     SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT=\$(cat /home/devbox/.devbox-backend-port)