diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff0347f..d472aaf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 
 ### Install requirements
 
-If there are any issues with `psycopg2` and that it cannot be imported, you might be missing `libpq-dev`. If you are using a virtual environment, install it with `sudo apt-get install libpq-dev`
+If there are any issues with `psycopg2` and that it cannot be imported, you might be missing `libpq-dev`. If you are using a virtual environment, install it with `sudo apt-get install libpq-dev`.
+
+If there are any issues with `djangorestframework` or rather the import of `rest_framework`, try installing it again with the active environment using `python -m pip install djangorestframework`.
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diff --git a/mixr_api/settings.py b/mixr_api/settings.py
index 3edf9ac..86b866b 100644
--- a/mixr_api/settings.py
+++ b/mixr_api/settings.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'api_v1.apps.ApiV1Config',
+    'rest_framework',
     'django.contrib.admin',
     'django.contrib.auth',
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7a8ce49..a2157e3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-Django~=5.0.2
-psycopg2-binary~=2.9.9
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+Django~=4.2
+psycopg2-binary~=2.9.9
+djangorestframework~=3.14.0
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