diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d746d1ed6..d8fe2473a 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
     "linkifyjs": "~2.1.8",
     "lodash": "~4.17.11",
     "merge-graphql-schemas": "^1.5.8",
-    "ms": "~2.1.1",
     "neo4j-driver": "~1.7.4",
     "neo4j-graphql-js": "git+https://github.com/Human-Connection/neo4j-graphql-js.git#temporary_fixes",
     "node-fetch": "~2.6.0",
diff --git a/backend/src/jwt/encode.js b/backend/src/jwt/encode.js
index 97c6dcd66..1552804cc 100644
--- a/backend/src/jwt/encode.js
+++ b/backend/src/jwt/encode.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
-import ms from 'ms'
 import CONFIG from './../config'
 
 // Generate an Access Token for the given User ID
 export default function encode(user) {
   const token = jwt.sign(user, CONFIG.JWT_SECRET, {
-    expiresIn: ms('1d'),
+    expiresIn: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // one day
     issuer: CONFIG.GRAPHQL_URI,
     audience: CONFIG.CLIENT_URI,
     subject: user.id.toString(),
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 28c2b8b55..698ca32a5 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -5522,7 +5522,7 @@ ms@2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz#5608aeadfc00be6c2901df5f9861788de0d597c8"
   integrity sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g=
 
-ms@2.1.1, ms@^2.1.1, ms@~2.1.1:
+ms@2.1.1, ms@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ms/-/ms-2.1.1.tgz#30a5864eb3ebb0a66f2ebe6d727af06a09d86e0a"
   integrity sha512-tgp+dl5cGk28utYktBsrFqA7HKgrhgPsg6Z/EfhWI4gl1Hwq8B/GmY/0oXZ6nF8hDVesS/FpnYaD/kOWhYQvyg==
diff --git a/webapp/yarn.lock b/webapp/yarn.lock
index b0005b4a0..545decf6f 100644
--- a/webapp/yarn.lock
+++ b/webapp/yarn.lock
@@ -1684,6 +1684,13 @@
     "@webassemblyjs/wast-parser" "1.8.5"
     "@xtuc/long" "4.2.2"
 
+"@wry/equality@^0.1.2":
+  version "0.1.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@wry/equality/-/equality-0.1.7.tgz#512234d078341c32cabda66b89b5dddb5741d9b9"
+  integrity sha512-p1rhJ6PQzpsBr9cMJMHvvx3LQEA28HFX7fAQx6khAX+1lufFeBuk+iRCAyHwj3v6JbpGKvHNa66f+9cpU8c7ew==
+  dependencies:
+    tslib "^1.9.3"
+
 "@xtuc/ieee754@^1.2.0":
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@xtuc/ieee754/-/ieee754-1.2.0.tgz#eef014a3145ae477a1cbc00cd1e552336dceb790"
@@ -1878,23 +1885,23 @@ apollo-cache-inmemory@^1.5.1, apollo-cache-inmemory@~1.5.1:
     ts-invariant "^0.2.1"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
-apollo-cache@1.3.1, apollo-cache@^1.2.1:
-  version "1.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-cache/-/apollo-cache-1.3.1.tgz#c015f93a9a7f32b3eeea0c471addd6e854da754c"
-  integrity sha512-BJ/Mehr3u6XCaHYSmgZ6DM71Fh30OkW6aEr828WjHvs+7i0RUuP51/PM7K6T0jPXtuw7UbArFFPZZsNgXnyyJA==
+apollo-cache@1.3.2, apollo-cache@^1.2.1:
+  version "1.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-cache/-/apollo-cache-1.3.2.tgz#df4dce56240d6c95c613510d7e409f7214e6d26a"
+  integrity sha512-+KA685AV5ETEJfjZuviRTEImGA11uNBp/MJGnaCvkgr+BYRrGLruVKBv6WvyFod27WEB2sp7SsG8cNBKANhGLg==
   dependencies:
-    apollo-utilities "^1.3.1"
+    apollo-utilities "^1.3.2"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
 apollo-client@^2.5.1, apollo-client@~2.6.1:
-  version "2.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-client/-/apollo-client-2.6.1.tgz#fcf328618d6ad82b750a988bec113fe6edc8ba94"
-  integrity sha512-Tb6ZthPZUHlGqeoH1WC8Qg/tLnkk9H5+xj4e5nzOAC6dCOW3pVU9tYXscrWdmZ65UDUg1khvTNjrQgPhdf4aTQ==
+  version "2.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-client/-/apollo-client-2.6.2.tgz#03b6af651e09b6e413e486ddc87464c85bd6e514"
+  integrity sha512-oks1MaT5x7gHcPeC8vPC1UzzsKaEIC0tye+jg72eMDt5OKc7BobStTeS/o2Ib3e0ii40nKxGBnMdl/Xa/p56Yg==
   dependencies:
     "@types/zen-observable" "^0.8.0"
-    apollo-cache "1.3.1"
+    apollo-cache "1.3.2"
     apollo-link "^1.0.0"
-    apollo-utilities "1.3.1"
+    apollo-utilities "1.3.2"
     symbol-observable "^1.0.2"
     ts-invariant "^0.4.0"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
@@ -2081,13 +2088,13 @@ apollo-upload-client@^10.0.0:
     apollo-link-http-common "^0.2.13"
     extract-files "^5.0.1"
 
-apollo-utilities@1.3.1, apollo-utilities@^1.0.1, apollo-utilities@^1.0.8, apollo-utilities@^1.2.1, apollo-utilities@^1.3.1:
-  version "1.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-utilities/-/apollo-utilities-1.3.1.tgz#4c45f9b52783c324e2beef822700bdea374f82d1"
-  integrity sha512-P5cJ75rvhm9hcx9V/xCW0vlHhRd0S2icEcYPoRYNTc5djbynpuO+mQuJ4zMHgjNDpvvDxDfZxXTJ6ZUuJZodiQ==
+apollo-utilities@1.3.2, apollo-utilities@^1.0.1, apollo-utilities@^1.0.8, apollo-utilities@^1.2.1, apollo-utilities@^1.3.2:
+  version "1.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-utilities/-/apollo-utilities-1.3.2.tgz#8cbdcf8b012f664cd6cb5767f6130f5aed9115c9"
+  integrity sha512-JWNHj8XChz7S4OZghV6yc9FNnzEXj285QYp/nLNh943iObycI5GTDO3NGR9Dth12LRrSFMeDOConPfPln+WGfg==
   dependencies:
+    "@wry/equality" "^0.1.2"
     fast-json-stable-stringify "^2.0.0"
-    lodash.isequal "^4.5.0"
     ts-invariant "^0.4.0"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
@@ -6863,11 +6870,6 @@ lodash.isboolean@^3.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isboolean/-/lodash.isboolean-3.0.3.tgz#6c2e171db2a257cd96802fd43b01b20d5f5870f6"
   integrity sha1-bC4XHbKiV82WgC/UOwGyDV9YcPY=
 
-lodash.isequal@^4.5.0:
-  version "4.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isequal/-/lodash.isequal-4.5.0.tgz#415c4478f2bcc30120c22ce10ed3226f7d3e18e0"
-  integrity sha1-QVxEePK8wwEgwizhDtMib30+GOA=
-
 lodash.isinteger@^4.0.4:
   version "4.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isinteger/-/lodash.isinteger-4.0.4.tgz#619c0af3d03f8b04c31f5882840b77b11cd68343"