diff --git a/backend/babel.config.json b/backend/babel.config.json
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+{
+  "presets": ["@babel/preset-env", "@babel/preset-react"],
+  "plugins": ["@babel/plugin-syntax-import-attributes", "babel-plugin-transform-import-meta"]
+}