diff --git a/backend/tsup.config.js b/backend/tsup.config.js
index 4e182b9d2..9e37870ba 100644
--- a/backend/tsup.config.js
+++ b/backend/tsup.config.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
   loader: {
     ".handlebars": "copy",
     ".md": "copy",
-    ".txt": "copy"
+    ".txt": "copy",
+    ".pem": "copy"
   },
   external: ["../../../frontend/node_modules/next/dist/server/next-server.js"],
   outDir: "dist",