diff --git a/src/backend/db/database.ts b/src/backend/db/database.ts
index 70204ad..aca4f98 100644
--- a/src/backend/db/database.ts
+++ b/src/backend/db/database.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import initSqlJs, { Database } from 'sql.js';
-import { readFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs';
+import { readFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { dirname } from 'path';
 
 let dbInstance: Database | null = null;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function saveDatabase(dbPath: string = 'data/recipes.db'): void {
   }
   
   // Write to disk
-  require('fs').writeFileSync(dbPath, buffer);
+  writeFileSync(dbPath, buffer);
 }
 
 /**