diff --git a/backend/build.gradle.kts b/backend/build.gradle.kts
index 0f99e7f..aa375f2 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/backend/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ plugins {
     id("checkstyle")
 }
 
+checkstyle {
+    configFile = file("$rootDir/config/checkstyle.xml")
+}
+
 tasks.withType<Checkstyle> {
     reports {
         // Disable HTML report