diff --git a/app/api/github/events/projects/route.ts b/app/api/github/events/projects/route.ts
index e1e43a9..eafa2ac 100644
--- a/app/api/github/events/projects/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/github/events/projects/route.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { initializeFirebase } from '@/server/firebase/server';
 import { projectSync } from '@/server/github/syncs';
 import { verifyGitHubRequest } from '@/server/security';
 import { createError } from '@/utils/error-handling';
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ export const POST = async (req: NextRequest) => {
     const body = JSON.parse(rawBody) as WebhookEventMap[WebhookEventName];
     const event = req.headers.get('x-github-event') as WebhookEventName;
 
+    initializeFirebase();
+
     if (event !== 'ping' && 'repository' in body) {
       await projectSync(body.repository as Repository);
     }