diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 07707caa..e6651555 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "types-aiofiles==25.1.0.20251011",
     "types-passlib==1.7.7.20241221",
     "types-simplejson==3.20.0.20250218",
-    "uvicorn==0.35.0",
+    "uvicorn==0.38.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
diff --git a/backend/tests/integration_tests/api/shared.py b/backend/tests/integration_tests/api/shared.py
index a2ede3f6..dc250e73 100644
--- a/backend/tests/integration_tests/api/shared.py
+++ b/backend/tests/integration_tests/api/shared.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class UvicornTestServer(uvicorn.Server):
     async def startup(self, sockets: Sequence[socket.socket] | None = None) -> None:
         sockets_list = list(sockets) if sockets is not None else sockets
         await super().startup(sockets=sockets_list)
-        self.config.setup_event_loop()
         self._startup_done.set()
 
     async def up(self) -> None: