diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index b2fb24220079f59e8707023f623cc524e560dc12..d1080c237a9329ba18612affe9d42e45bfa21ed6 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import sqlite3
 from datetime import datetime, time
 from pprint import pformat
 from textwrap import dedent
-from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
+
+try:
+    from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
+except ImportError:
+    from backports.zoneinfo import ZoneInfo  # type: ignore
 
 from model import Location, Meal, Schedule, WeekDay
 from seed import get_seed_locations, get_seed_meals