diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c240c36..221ca22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "crab-webapp",
     "description": "Crab Webapp",
+    "type": "module",
     "main": "src/server.js",
     "scripts": {
         "start": "node src/server.js",
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 5d47b65..f06a1a5 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-const express = require('express');
-const router = express.Router();
+import { Router } from 'express';
+const router = Router();
 
 // Routes
 router.get('/', (req, res) => {
-  res.json({ message: 'Welcome to the Express backend!' });
+    res.json({ message: 'Welcome to the Express backend!' });
 });
 
 // Example route
 router.get('/api/hello', (req, res) => {
-  res.json({ message: 'Hello from the backend!' });
+    res.json({ message: 'Hello from the backend!' });
 });
 
-module.exports = router; 
\ No newline at end of file
+export default router; 
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 342cf17..0bbd3d6 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-const express = require('express');
-const cors = require('cors');
+import express, { json } from 'express';
+import cors from 'cors';
 require('dotenv').config();
 
-const routes = require('./routes');
+import routes from './routes';
 
 const app = express();
 const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 
 // Middleware
 app.use(cors());
-app.use(express.json());
+app.use(json());
 
 // Use routes
 app.use('/', routes);
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ app.use('/', routes);
 // Start server
 app.listen(port, () => {
   console.log(`Server is running on port ${port}`);
-}); 
\ No newline at end of file
+});