diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index ab2f63f..9d03988 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
-import express from 'express';
-import { Request, Response } from 'express';
-import cors from 'cors';
-import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
+import express from "express";
+import { Request, Response } from "express";
+import cors from "cors";
+import cookieParser from "cookie-parser";
 import "dotenv/config";
-import userRoutes from './routes/userRoutes';
+import userRoutes from "./routes/userRoutes";
 
-import moderationRouter from './routes/mRuote';
-
-import reviewRoutes from './routes/reviewRoutes';
-import ratingRoutes from './routes/ratingRoute';
+import moderationRouter from "./routes/mRuote";
 
+import reviewRoutes from "./routes/reviewRoutes";
+import ratingRoutes from "./routes/ratingRoute";
 
 const app = express();
 app.use(express.json());
 const corsOptions = {
-  origin: 'http://localhost:3001',
+  origin: "http://localhost:3001",
   credentials: true,
 };
 app.use(cors(corsOptions));
 app.use(cookieParser());
 
-
 app.use("/api/user", userRoutes);
 //actual path (/api/admin/reviews/approve)
 // body :-> {"content":"....."}
-app.use("/api/admin",moderationRouter);
-
-app.use("/api/review", reviewRoutes)
-app.use("/api/rating", ratingRoutes)
+app.use("/api/admin", moderationRouter);
 
+app.use("/api/review", reviewRoutes);
+app.use("/api/rating", ratingRoutes);
 
+app.get("/", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  res.send("Backend is running");
+});
 
 app.listen(process.env.PORT, () => {
   console.log(`Server is listening on port ${process.env.PORT}`);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});