diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/backendServer.js
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/server.js
rename to backend/backendServer.js
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 47bcbd2..d80c1a0 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "dev": "node server.js"
+    "dev": "node backendServer.js"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx
index cd25298..7e45ba6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { addRecipe } from "../services/backend.js";
+import { addRecipe } from "../services/frontendApi.js";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
 function AddRecipe() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Cookbook.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Cookbook.tsx
index 365d934..af48a40 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Cookbook.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Cookbook.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import CookbookRecipeTile from "../components/CookbookRecipeTile.tsx"
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
-import { getRecipes, deleteRecipe } from "../services/backend.js";
+import { getRecipes, deleteRecipe } from "../services/frontendApi.js";
 import { type Recipe } from "../types/Recipe"
 
 function Cookbook() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/RecipePage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/RecipePage.tsx
index f7d6c22..97dd14f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/RecipePage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/RecipePage.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import RecipeCard from "../components/RecipeCard.tsx"
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
-import { getRecipeById } from "../services/backend.js";
+import { getRecipeById } from "../services/frontendApi.js";
 import { type Recipe } from "../types/Recipe"
 
 function RecipePage() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/backend.js b/frontend/src/services/frontendApi.js
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/services/backend.js
rename to frontend/src/services/frontendApi.js