diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index a974c12cb..b969405a5 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "apollo-client": "~2.6.3",
     "apollo-link-context": "~1.0.18",
     "apollo-link-http": "~1.5.15",
-    "apollo-server": "~2.8.0",
+    "apollo-server": "~2.8.1",
     "apollo-server-express": "^2.8.1",
     "bcryptjs": "~2.4.3",
     "cheerio": "~1.0.0-rc.3",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index f2e553d4e..fd30fe83a 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -1715,27 +1715,7 @@ apollo-server-errors@2.3.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-errors/-/apollo-server-errors-2.3.1.tgz#033cf331463ebb99a563f8354180b41ac6714eb6"
   integrity sha512-errZvnh0vUQChecT7M4A/h94dnBSRL213dNxpM5ueMypaLYgnp4hiCTWIEaooo9E4yMGd1qA6WaNbLDG2+bjcg==
 
-apollo-server-express@2.8.0:
-  version "2.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-express/-/apollo-server-express-2.8.0.tgz#3815eee2fccfc9cba6d232420fa7411cda062647"
-  integrity sha512-7dj4CVyOMz1HeVoF8nw3aKw7QV/5D6PACiweu6k9xPRHurYf0bj3ncYkAMPNnxIAwu1I8FzMn4/84BWoKJ7ZFg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html" "1.6.24"
-    "@types/accepts" "^1.3.5"
-    "@types/body-parser" "1.17.0"
-    "@types/cors" "^2.8.4"
-    "@types/express" "4.17.0"
-    accepts "^1.3.5"
-    apollo-server-core "2.8.0"
-    apollo-server-types "0.2.1"
-    body-parser "^1.18.3"
-    cors "^2.8.4"
-    graphql-subscriptions "^1.0.0"
-    graphql-tools "^4.0.0"
-    subscriptions-transport-ws "^0.9.16"
-    type-is "^1.6.16"
-
-apollo-server-express@^2.8.1:
+apollo-server-express@2.8.1, apollo-server-express@^2.8.1:
   version "2.8.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-express/-/apollo-server-express-2.8.1.tgz#955708efdcae8201b7941f0b5c5895e76997b4a3"
   integrity sha512-XoWqSuNQkL8ivBq5LXJW6wV0/Ef+m8w4fAK/7PBspLHVfDAbHRyRr6zraotim2Kl7NOnzcqHtb6sB9yozjL0hA==
@@ -1778,13 +1758,13 @@ apollo-server-types@0.2.1:
     apollo-server-caching "0.5.0"
     apollo-server-env "2.4.1"
 
-apollo-server@~2.8.0:
-  version "2.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server/-/apollo-server-2.8.0.tgz#c57261f02f9f2865778ad8e0cdb3c6a80307beb5"
-  integrity sha512-WtHbP8/C7WkFBCA44V2uTiyuefgqlVSAb6di4XcCPLyopcg9XGKHYRPyp5uOOKlMDTfryNqV59DWHn5/oXkZmQ==
+apollo-server@~2.8.1:
+  version "2.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server/-/apollo-server-2.8.1.tgz#e86733d74d91000694f5c27117a6f756de51b5a5"
+  integrity sha512-PILoFNKoRfC6pqVVQ42hYwFjM49l+9jjPeb+kqVmmcSDAwQIlcq3EPK5x65E3pmkPSaEOhGxU9a47cyu/PdJvg==
   dependencies:
-    apollo-server-core "2.8.0"
-    apollo-server-express "2.8.0"
+    apollo-server-core "2.8.1"
+    apollo-server-express "2.8.1"
     express "^4.0.0"
     graphql-subscriptions "^1.0.0"
     graphql-tools "^4.0.0"