diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts b/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts
index 133a6f4ff..a6431162d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const path = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test'
 export default function load(): Config {
 	const meta = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(`${_dirname}/../../../../built/meta.json`, 'utf-8'));
 	const clientManifest = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(`${_dirname}/../../../../built/_client_dist_/manifest.json`, 'utf-8'));
-	const config = yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf-8')) as Source;
+	let config = yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf-8')) as Source;
 
 	if (config.id && config.id !== 'aid') throw new Error('Unsupported ID algorithm. Only "aid" is supported.');