# Backend functions can import sibling and shared files

By Steven Van · 2026-08-01

Base44 fixed a bug where backend functions importing sibling or shared files failed to deploy with a misleading missing-file error.

A bug in [Base44](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/base44>)'s backend functions has been fixed: relative imports like ./helpers/x.js or ../../shared/x.ts used to fail silently, with the deploy failing and Base44 reporting the imported file as missing rather than pointing to the real cause. These imports now work correctly, as [announced](<https://docs.base44.com/changelog/product#august-1-2026>) on 1 August 2026.

[![](<https://docs.base44.com/images/base44-docs-og.png>)](<https://docs.base44.com/changelog/product#august-1-2026>)

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Sources

[Original source](<https://docs.base44.com/changelog/product#august-1-2026>)

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