diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 225ce76..831fce5 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@
 # Create logs directory if it doesn't exist
 mkdir -p logs
 
+# Activate virtual environment
+source venv/bin/activate
+
 # Start Gunicorn with the configuration
 gunicorn -c gunicorn_config.py app:app 
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