diff --git a/packages/backend/src/app.ts b/packages/backend/src/app.ts
index d2306a04..3db23897 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import morgan from './helpers/morgan';
 import appAssetsHandler from './helpers/app-assets-handler';
 import errorHandler from './helpers/error-handler';
 import './config/database';
+import './helpers/eager-load-apps';
 import authentication from './helpers/authentication';
 
 const app = express();
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/helpers/eager-load-apps.ts b/packages/backend/src/helpers/eager-load-apps.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..976ab7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/helpers/eager-load-apps.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import App from '../models/app';
+import appConfig from '../config/app';
+
+if(appConfig.appEnv === 'development') {
+  const apps = App.findAll();
+
+  apps.forEach((app: any) => {
+    import(`../apps/${app.key}`);
+  })
+}