diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b4352ef..36b6aad 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 fastapi
 pydantic
 sqlalchemy
-uvicorn[standard]
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+uvicorn[standard]
+psycopg2-binary
+fastapi_utils
diff --git a/src/enums.py b/src/enums.py
index 036aabd..b9e9f43 100644
--- a/src/enums.py
+++ b/src/enums.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-from enum import Enum
+from fastapi_utils.enums import StrEnum
 
-class MinigameEnum(str, Enum):
+class MinigameEnum(StrEnum):
     SpellingBee = 'SpellingBee'
     Hangman = 'Hangman'
     JustSign = 'JustSign'
 
 
-class CourseEnum(str, Enum):
+class CourseEnum(StrEnum):
     Fingerspelling = 'Fingerspelling'
-    Animals = 'Animals'
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+    Animals = 'Animals'
diff --git a/src/models.py b/src/models.py
index d3aaf93..522af50 100644
--- a/src/models.py
+++ b/src/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from sqlalchemy import Boolean, Column, ForeignKey, Integer, String, Float
 from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
+from enum import Enum
 
 from enums import MinigameEnum, CourseEnum
 from database import Base
@@ -32,4 +33,4 @@ class CourseProgress(Base):
     progress_value = Column(Float, nullable=False)
     course = Column(Enum(CourseEnum), nullable=False)
     owner = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.user_id"))
-    
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+