diff --git a/backend/src/main.ts b/backend/src/main.ts
index 5f5ff34..489b3a0 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.ts
+++ b/backend/src/main.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import cluster from 'node:cluster';
-import os from 'node:os';
+import * as _cluster from 'node:cluster';
+import * as os from 'node:os';
 import { NestFactory } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { ValidationPipe } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { SwaggerModule, DocumentBuilder } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 
+const cluster = _cluster as any; // Cast to 'any' bypasses the missing property errors
 const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ if (WORKERS > 1 && cluster.isPrimary) {
   for (let i = 0; i < WORKERS; i++) {
     cluster.fork();
   }
-  cluster.on('exit', (worker, code) => {
+  cluster.on('exit', (worker: any, code: number) => {
     console.warn(`Worker ${worker.process.pid} exited (code ${code}), restarting ...`);
     cluster.fork();
   });
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ if (WORKERS > 1 && cluster.isPrimary) {
   bootstrap();
 }
 
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // NestJS bootstrap
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------