diff --git a/backend/config/config_loader.py b/backend/config/config_loader.py
index 3f6e4170a..3c954733c 100644
--- a/backend/config/config_loader.py
+++ b/backend/config/config_loader.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import pydash
 from yaml.loader import SafeLoader
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus
-from typing import TypedDict
+from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
 from config import (
     ROMM_DB_DRIVER,
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index b001cdcc7..f9b1f75f2 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from fastapi_pagination import add_pagination
 from starlette.middleware.authentication import AuthenticationMiddleware
 from starlette.middleware.sessions import SessionMiddleware
-from typing import TypedDict
+from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
 from config import (
     DEV_PORT,