diff --git a/backend/src/profiler.ts b/backend/src/profiler.ts
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+import { Profiler } from "knub/dist/Profiler";
+
+let profiler: Profiler | null = null;
+
+export function getProfiler() {
+  return profiler;
+}
+
+export function setProfiler(_profiler: Profiler) {
+  profiler = _profiler;
+}