diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5532749..fa843df 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "py-automapper>=2.2.0",
     "fastapi-utils>=0.8.0",
     "keyring>=25.6.0",
+    "keyring-backend>=0.1.0",
 ]
 
 [dependency-groups]
diff --git a/src/karl/services/passwords.py b/src/karl/services/passwords.py
index 19f8128..a76dac8 100644
--- a/src/karl/services/passwords.py
+++ b/src/karl/services/passwords.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class Passwords:
   def __init__(self):
     from config import get_settings
     settings = get_settings()
+    import keyring_backend
+    keyring.set_keyring(keyring=keyring_backend.Backend())
 
     with open(settings.kp.secret, "r") as fh:
       keyring.set_password("karl", "kp", fh.read().splitlines()[0])