diff --git a/api/_supabase.ts b/api/_supabase.ts
index ae42eaf2..45029e79 100644
--- a/api/_supabase.ts
+++ b/api/_supabase.ts
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ export function getAdminClient() {
     auth: { autoRefreshToken: false, persistSession: false },
   });
 }
+
+// Alias for backward compatibility
+export const supabase = getAdminClient();