diff --git a/platipy/backend/__init__.py b/platipy/backend/__init__.py
index ae836e57..94c62626 100644
--- a/platipy/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/platipy/backend/__init__.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def on_celery_setup_logging(**kwargs):
 app = FlaskApp(__name__)
 app.config["SECRET_KEY"] = uuid.uuid4().hex
 
+app.app_context().push()
+
 # Configure SQL Alchemy
 app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = f"sqlite:///{env_work}/{os.path.basename(os.getcwd())}.db"
 app.config["SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS"] = False