diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d577bc8d8..86bcbb63d 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     "@babel/cli": "~7.7.7",
     "@babel/core": "~7.7.7",
     "@babel/node": "~7.8.0",
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions": "^7.7.4",
+    "@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions": "^7.8.0",
     "@babel/preset-env": "~7.7.7",
     "@babel/register": "~7.7.0",
     "apollo-server-testing": "~2.9.16",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 5f5eda01c..b47fa1b08 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@
   dependencies:
     "@babel/types" "^7.7.4"
 
-"@babel/helper-plugin-utils@^7.0.0":
-  version "7.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/helper-plugin-utils/-/helper-plugin-utils-7.0.0.tgz#bbb3fbee98661c569034237cc03967ba99b4f250"
-  integrity sha512-CYAOUCARwExnEixLdB6sDm2dIJ/YgEAKDM1MOeMeZu9Ld/bDgVo8aiWrXwcY7OBh+1Ea2uUcVRcxKk0GJvW7QA==
+"@babel/helper-plugin-utils@^7.0.0", "@babel/helper-plugin-utils@^7.8.0":
+  version "7.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/helper-plugin-utils/-/helper-plugin-utils-7.8.0.tgz#59ec882d43c21c544ccb51decaecb306b34a8231"
+  integrity sha512-+hAlRGdf8fHQAyNnDBqTHQhwdLURLdrCROoWaEQYiQhk2sV9Rhs+GoFZZfMJExTq9HG8o2NX3uN2G90bFtmFdA==
 
 "@babel/helper-regex@^7.0.0", "@babel/helper-regex@^7.4.4":
   version "7.5.5"
@@ -339,13 +339,13 @@
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-optional-catch-binding" "^7.7.4"
 
-"@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions@^7.7.4":
-  version "7.7.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions/-/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions-7.7.4.tgz#0321bd4acb699abef3006f7cd3d1b2c00daf1b82"
-  integrity sha512-yMcK1dM9Rv+Y5n62rKaHfRoRD4eOWIqYn4uy/Xu7C47rJKaR5JpQR905Hc/OL8EEaGNcEyuvjOtYdNAVXZKDZQ==
+"@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions@^7.8.0":
+  version "7.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions/-/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions-7.8.0.tgz#8d9a4c0d5cde6a0c5a805bf36502d3d97a74b8a0"
+  integrity sha512-87SbUEADhjS0vLOc/RyqakKdluD/VUyBtHWwxrPleky3Y/TcJ4V6MmsLA5ESq9euKwcZbsAWTvOLEcP4MNoAmw==
   dependencies:
-    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
-    "@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions" "^7.7.4"
+    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.8.0"
+    "@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions" "^7.8.0"
 
 "@babel/plugin-proposal-unicode-property-regex@^7.7.7":
   version "7.7.7"
@@ -390,12 +390,12 @@
   dependencies:
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
 
-"@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions@^7.7.4":
-  version "7.7.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions/-/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions-7.7.4.tgz#2e1e91485f9a35f1f71547717ccd8407a900092c"
-  integrity sha512-qtLTzzOJ1Co6tQ8pMqnsfRgeUfzExP90Tc6GISTC34O0lR6IDvymWLfVJFcJaQinz6reciQ4auALV3JM+b3D/Q==
+"@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions@^7.8.0":
+  version "7.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions/-/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions-7.8.0.tgz#cd9945d5fd0bf3d100c1a396b92ea68460b7a1d5"
+  integrity sha512-9KocG5xdEpjCAWiAuww/4LquMS6Kx7GpO0oUWM/lgzY1mxZ+SWhnbE9FuWXPz3rb1q0u5FDAzahiccUwveYlnw==
   dependencies:
-    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
+    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.8.0"
 
 "@babel/plugin-syntax-top-level-await@^7.7.4":
   version "7.7.4"