diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index f9cbb7d8..d91717bd 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from waitress import serve
 
-from web import App
+from backend.app import App
 
 app = App()
 
diff --git a/backend/web/analyze_sleep.py b/backend/backend/analyze_sleep.py
similarity index 93%
rename from backend/web/analyze_sleep.py
rename to backend/backend/analyze_sleep.py
index 8915d853..bbe6c8f1 100644
--- a/backend/web/analyze_sleep.py
+++ b/backend/backend/analyze_sleep.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 from classification.model import SleepStagesClassifier
 from classification.features.preprocessing import preprocess
 
-sleep_stage_classifier = SleepStagesClassifier()
-
 
 class AnalyzeSleep:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.sleep_stage_classifier = SleepStagesClassifier()
+
     @staticmethod
     def _validate_file(file_content):
         if file_content is None:
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ def on_post(self, request, response):
             return
 
         preprocessed_epochs = preprocess(classification_request)
-        predictions = sleep_stage_classifier.predict(preprocessed_epochs, classification_request)
+        predictions = self.sleep_stage_classifier.predict(preprocessed_epochs, classification_request)
         spectrogram_generator = SpectrogramGenerator(preprocessed_epochs)
         classification_response = ClassificationResponse(
             classification_request, predictions, spectrogram_generator.generate()
diff --git a/backend/web/__init__.py b/backend/backend/app.py
similarity index 72%
rename from backend/web/__init__.py
rename to backend/backend/app.py
index 2cbef41b..9b272584 100644
--- a/backend/web/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/backend/app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import falcon
 
-from web.ping import Ping
-from web.analyze_sleep import AnalyzeSleep
+from backend.ping import Ping
+from backend.analyze_sleep import AnalyzeSleep
 
 
 def App():
diff --git a/backend/web/ping.py b/backend/backend/ping.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/web/ping.py
rename to backend/backend/ping.py
diff --git a/backend/readme.md b/backend/readme.md
index b398b55c..90cc17b1 100644
--- a/backend/readme.md
+++ b/backend/readme.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ source venv/bin/activate
 If you want to run the backend with hot reload enabled (you must have installed the development requirements), run the following command.
 
 ```bash
-hupper -m waitress app:app
+hupper -m app
 ```
 
 ## Run the tests