diff --git a/backend/server.py b/backend/server.py
index 0d7ea53a..a4d52518 100644
--- a/backend/server.py
+++ b/backend/server.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ POLKADOT_RPC = "wss://tired-candies-sniff.loca.lt"
 # Initialize Substrate connection
 substrate = None
 
+# Supabase connection
+SUPABASE_URL = os.environ.get('SUPABASE_URL')
+SUPABASE_KEY = os.environ.get('SUPABASE_KEY')
+supabase: Client = create_client(SUPABASE_URL, SUPABASE_KEY)
+
 def get_substrate():
     global substrate
     if substrate is None: