diff --git a/backend/src/util/communityUser.ts b/backend/src/util/communityUser.ts
index 5dfec9327..33ac2fad2 100644
--- a/backend/src/util/communityUser.ts
+++ b/backend/src/util/communityUser.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { SaveOptions, RemoveOptions } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
 import { User as dbUser } from '@entity/User'
-import { User } from '../graphql/model/User'
+import { User } from '@model/User'
 
 const communityDbUser: dbUser = {
   id: -1,
diff --git a/backend/src/util/decay.ts b/backend/src/util/decay.ts
index d26afbd33..36f83f23f 100644
--- a/backend/src/util/decay.ts
+++ b/backend/src/util/decay.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Decimal from 'decimal.js-light'
-import CONFIG from '../config'
-import { Decay } from '../graphql/model/Decay'
+import CONFIG from '@/config'
+import { Decay } from '@model/Decay'
 
 // TODO: externalize all those definitions and functions into an external decay library
 
diff --git a/backend/src/util/validate.ts b/backend/src/util/validate.ts
index eba206b24..3699fe511 100644
--- a/backend/src/util/validate.ts
+++ b/backend/src/util/validate.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { calculateDecay } from './decay'
 import Decimal from 'decimal.js-light'
 import { Transaction } from '@entity/Transaction'
-import { Decay } from '../graphql/model/Decay'
+import { Decay } from '@model/Decay'
 
 function isStringBoolean(value: string): boolean {
   const lowerValue = value.toLowerCase()
diff --git a/backend/src/util/virtualDecayTransaction.ts b/backend/src/util/virtualDecayTransaction.ts
index df3482716..ff51ea4f5 100644
--- a/backend/src/util/virtualDecayTransaction.ts
+++ b/backend/src/util/virtualDecayTransaction.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import Decimal from 'decimal.js-light'
 import { SaveOptions, RemoveOptions } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
 import { Transaction as dbTransaction } from '@entity/Transaction'
 import { calculateDecay } from './decay'
-import { TransactionTypeId } from '../graphql/enum/TransactionTypeId'
-import { Transaction } from '../graphql/model/Transaction'
-import { User } from '../graphql/model/User'
+import { TransactionTypeId } from '@enum/TransactionTypeId'
+import { Transaction } from '@model/Transaction'
+import { User } from '@model/User'
 
 const virtualDecayTransaction = (
   balance: Decimal,