diff --git a/backend/backend.py b/backend/backend.py
index 5dfef1f..c3f7e9a 100644
--- a/backend/backend.py
+++ b/backend/backend.py
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
 
 app.wsgi_app = ReverseProxied(app.wsgi_app)
 
+# Initialize Swagger config if not exists.
+if 'SWAGGER' not in app.config:
+    app.config['SWAGGER'] = {}
+
 app.config['SWAGGER']['favicon'] = "https://assets.webis.de/img/favicon.png"
 
 swagger_config = {