diff --git a/api/railway.toml b/api/railway.toml
index 20677e5..226b2e3 100644
--- a/api/railway.toml
+++ b/api/railway.toml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 builder = "NIXPACKS"
 
 [deploy]
-startCommand = "python -m uvicorn src.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port ${PORT:-8000}"
+startCommand = "sh -c 'python -m uvicorn src.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port ${PORT:-8000}'"