diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 70d8793e8..fc432ed4d 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "metascraper-youtube": "^5.6.3",
     "neo4j-driver": "~1.7.5",
     "neo4j-graphql-js": "^2.6.3",
-    "neode": "^0.2.16",
+    "neode": "^0.3.0",
     "node-fetch": "~2.6.0",
     "nodemailer": "^6.3.0",
     "npm-run-all": "~4.1.5",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 0a5c77f9f..f09d2fef6 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -4285,16 +4285,6 @@ hide-powered-by@1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hide-powered-by/-/hide-powered-by-1.1.0.tgz#be3ea9cab4bdb16f8744be873755ca663383fa7a"
   integrity sha512-Io1zA2yOA1YJslkr+AJlWSf2yWFkKjvkcL9Ni1XSUqnGLr/qRQe2UI3Cn/J9MsJht7yEVCe0SscY1HgVMujbgg==
 
-hoek@5.x.x:
-  version "5.0.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoek/-/hoek-5.0.4.tgz#0f7fa270a1cafeb364a4b2ddfaa33f864e4157da"
-  integrity sha512-Alr4ZQgoMlnere5FZJsIyfIjORBqZll5POhDsF4q64dPuJR6rNxXdDxtHSQq8OXRurhmx+PWYEE8bXRROY8h0w==
-
-hoek@6.x.x:
-  version "6.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoek/-/hoek-6.1.2.tgz#99e6d070561839de74ee427b61aa476bd6bddfd6"
-  integrity sha512-6qhh/wahGYZHFSFw12tBbJw5fsAhhwrrG/y3Cs0YMTv2WzMnL0oLPnQJjv1QJvEfylRSOFuP+xCu+tdx0tD16Q==
-
 homedir-polyfill@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/homedir-polyfill/-/homedir-polyfill-1.0.1.tgz#4c2bbc8a758998feebf5ed68580f76d46768b4bc"
@@ -4828,13 +4818,6 @@ isarray@1.0.0, isarray@^1.0.0, isarray@~1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isarray/-/isarray-1.0.0.tgz#bb935d48582cba168c06834957a54a3e07124f11"
   integrity sha1-u5NdSFgsuhaMBoNJV6VKPgcSTxE=
 
-isemail@3.x.x:
-  version "3.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isemail/-/isemail-3.2.0.tgz#59310a021931a9fb06bbb51e155ce0b3f236832c"
-  integrity sha512-zKqkK+O+dGqevc93KNsbZ/TqTUFd46MwWjYOoMrjIMZ51eU7DtQG3Wmd9SQQT7i7RVnuTPEiYEWHU3MSbxC1Tg==
-  dependencies:
-    punycode "2.x.x"
-
 isexe@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isexe/-/isexe-2.0.0.tgz#e8fbf374dc556ff8947a10dcb0572d633f2cfa10"
@@ -5274,15 +5257,6 @@ jest@~24.8.0:
     import-local "^2.0.0"
     jest-cli "^24.8.0"
 
-joi@^13.7.0:
-  version "13.7.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/joi/-/joi-13.7.0.tgz#cfd85ebfe67e8a1900432400b4d03bbd93fb879f"
-  integrity sha512-xuY5VkHfeOYK3Hdi91ulocfuFopwgbSORmIwzcwHKESQhC7w1kD5jaVSPnqDxS2I8t3RZ9omCKAxNwXN5zG1/Q==
-  dependencies:
-    hoek "5.x.x"
-    isemail "3.x.x"
-    topo "3.x.x"
-
 jquery@^3.3.1:
   version "3.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jquery/-/jquery-3.4.0.tgz#8de513fa0fa4b2c7d2e48a530e26f0596936efdf"
@@ -6169,13 +6143,13 @@ neo4j-graphql-js@^2.6.3:
     lodash "^4.17.11"
     neo4j-driver "^1.7.3"
 
-neode@^0.2.16:
-  version "0.2.16"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/neode/-/neode-0.2.16.tgz#20532cc67604fd00cc88de841d422f5238ae5bd3"
-  integrity sha512-L9p55IDKGzAZsQgHdXrfd2xasDuB46RipcrPw6NP7ESgkmfJMaMWRZ1F3Kv+f4V4U1WnhZ1IILvwVFhYPnpXEg==
+neode@^0.3.0:
+  version "0.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/neode/-/neode-0.3.0.tgz#a4a41234fac23236db6b589ec2b505ad6e5fd832"
+  integrity sha512-V6uQhap7FDwbeC+mH6JEI352QSou4Ukj7vs/bGZSrVlMZKVS8vs/mbQYXoFdCkmQJuUtJWqO9wmtWg5GjCaNDQ==
   dependencies:
+    "@hapi/joi" "^15.1.0"
     dotenv "^4.0.0"
-    joi "^13.7.0"
     neo4j-driver "^1.6.3"
     uuid "^3.3.2"
 
@@ -7028,16 +7002,16 @@ punycode2@~1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/punycode2/-/punycode2-1.0.0.tgz#e2b4b9a9a8ff157d0b84438e203181ee7892dfd8"
   integrity sha1-4rS5qaj/FX0LhEOOIDGB7niS39g=
 
-punycode@2.x.x, punycode@^2.1.0, punycode@^2.1.1:
-  version "2.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/punycode/-/punycode-2.1.1.tgz#b58b010ac40c22c5657616c8d2c2c02c7bf479ec"
-  integrity sha512-XRsRjdf+j5ml+y/6GKHPZbrF/8p2Yga0JPtdqTIY2Xe5ohJPD9saDJJLPvp9+NSBprVvevdXZybnj2cv8OEd0A==
-
 punycode@^1.4.1:
   version "1.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/punycode/-/punycode-1.4.1.tgz#c0d5a63b2718800ad8e1eb0fa5269c84dd41845e"
   integrity sha1-wNWmOycYgArY4esPpSachN1BhF4=
 
+punycode@^2.1.0, punycode@^2.1.1:
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/punycode/-/punycode-2.1.1.tgz#b58b010ac40c22c5657616c8d2c2c02c7bf479ec"
+  integrity sha512-XRsRjdf+j5ml+y/6GKHPZbrF/8p2Yga0JPtdqTIY2Xe5ohJPD9saDJJLPvp9+NSBprVvevdXZybnj2cv8OEd0A==
+
 qs@6.7.0, qs@^6.5.1:
   version "6.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.7.0.tgz#41dc1a015e3d581f1621776be31afb2876a9b1bc"
@@ -8220,13 +8194,6 @@ toidentifier@1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/toidentifier/-/toidentifier-1.0.0.tgz#7e1be3470f1e77948bc43d94a3c8f4d7752ba553"
   integrity sha512-yaOH/Pk/VEhBWWTlhI+qXxDFXlejDGcQipMlyxda9nthulaxLZUNcUqFxokp0vcYnvteJln5FNQDRrxj3YcbVw==
 
-topo@3.x.x:
-  version "3.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/topo/-/topo-3.0.3.tgz#d5a67fb2e69307ebeeb08402ec2a2a6f5f7ad95c"
-  integrity sha512-IgpPtvD4kjrJ7CRA3ov2FhWQADwv+Tdqbsf1ZnPUSAtCJ9e1Z44MmoSGDXGk4IppoZA7jd/QRkNddlLJWlUZsQ==
-  dependencies:
-    hoek "6.x.x"
-
 toposort@^2.0.2:
   version "2.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/toposort/-/toposort-2.0.2.tgz#ae21768175d1559d48bef35420b2f4962f09c330"