diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 3c4066d6b..8654f4cc7 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc --build",
     "clean": "tsc --build --clean",
-    "start": "TZ=UTC TS_NODE_BASEURL=./build node -r tsconfig-paths/register build/src/index.js",
-    "dev": "TZ=UTC nodemon -w src --ext ts --exec ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register src/index.ts",
+    "start": "cross-env TZ=UTC TS_NODE_BASEURL=./build node -r tsconfig-paths/register build/src/index.js",
+    "dev": "cross-env TZ=UTC nodemon -w src --ext ts --exec ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register src/index.ts",
     "lint": "eslint --max-warnings=0 --ext .js,.ts .",
-    "test": "TZ=UTC NODE_ENV=development jest --runInBand --coverage --forceExit --detectOpenHandles",
-    "seed": "TZ=UTC ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register src/seeds/index.ts"
+    "test": "cross-env TZ=UTC NODE_ENV=development jest --runInBand --coverage --forceExit --detectOpenHandles",
+    "seed": "cross-env TZ=UTC ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register src/seeds/index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.2",
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "axios": "^0.21.1",
     "class-validator": "^0.13.1",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "decimal.js-light": "^2.5.1",
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 3ba20211a..f37b64d11 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -1900,7 +1900,14 @@ create-require@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/create-require/-/create-require-1.1.1.tgz#c1d7e8f1e5f6cfc9ff65f9cd352d37348756c333"
   integrity sha512-dcKFX3jn0MpIaXjisoRvexIJVEKzaq7z2rZKxf+MSr9TkdmHmsU4m2lcLojrj/FHl8mk5VxMmYA+ftRkP/3oKQ==
 
-cross-spawn@^7.0.2, cross-spawn@^7.0.3:
+cross-env@^7.0.3:
+  version "7.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-env/-/cross-env-7.0.3.tgz#865264b29677dc015ba8418918965dd232fc54cf"
+  integrity sha512-+/HKd6EgcQCJGh2PSjZuUitQBQynKor4wrFbRg4DtAgS1aWO+gU52xpH7M9ScGgXSYmAVS9bIJ8EzuaGw0oNAw==
+  dependencies:
+    cross-spawn "^7.0.1"
+
+cross-spawn@^7.0.1, cross-spawn@^7.0.2, cross-spawn@^7.0.3:
   version "7.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz#f73a85b9d5d41d045551c177e2882d4ac85728a6"
   integrity sha512-iRDPJKUPVEND7dHPO8rkbOnPpyDygcDFtWjpeWNCgy8WP2rXcxXL8TskReQl6OrB2G7+UJrags1q15Fudc7G6w==