diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 185625c4c..1d0b81b4d 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "apollo-client": "~2.6.8",
     "apollo-link-context": "~1.0.19",
     "apollo-link-http": "~1.5.16",
-    "apollo-server": "~2.9.15",
+    "apollo-server": "~2.9.16",
     "apollo-server-express": "^2.9.16",
     "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.23.0",
     "bcryptjs": "~2.4.3",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 3959359d1..a3a329519 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ apollo-server-errors@^2.3.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-errors/-/apollo-server-errors-2.3.4.tgz#b70ef01322f616cbcd876f3e0168a1a86b82db34"
   integrity sha512-Y0PKQvkrb2Kd18d1NPlHdSqmlr8TgqJ7JQcNIfhNDgdb45CnqZlxL1abuIRhr8tiw8OhVOcFxz2KyglBi8TKdA==
 
-apollo-server-express@^2.9.15, apollo-server-express@^2.9.16:
+apollo-server-express@^2.9.16:
   version "2.9.16"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-express/-/apollo-server-express-2.9.16.tgz#4c30b1769426c010b37943c0fb7766e5825973a0"
   integrity sha512-ZDc7GP+piUm67alJ0DIE9f36tHcCiNm3PHMLIVJlVE/rcGwzRjV5rardRqeslljQiO2J+1IwXKwJ0/kRrZ4JvQ==
@@ -1875,13 +1875,13 @@ apollo-server-types@^0.2.10:
     apollo-server-caching "^0.5.1"
     apollo-server-env "^2.4.3"
 
-apollo-server@~2.9.15:
-  version "2.9.15"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server/-/apollo-server-2.9.15.tgz#a8d62437fcd26d10351b83050df9e8e9c8ad9a71"
-  integrity sha512-b9FTRNpuMY2tax+Ln7e9cQdTxP8BBPe6kldbeIc3Rcl6AyHzfzuv682mJ5J87+oQwypx6xavtupXh5KHuQlJRw==
+apollo-server@~2.9.16:
+  version "2.9.16"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server/-/apollo-server-2.9.16.tgz#c0054ed70ecb637cb3f585ff46fb4a060730076f"
+  integrity sha512-dqB1shkjl9ne7DfSHXDH5sT70llr9zswLL+/g/4zt4/H+k+2pkD1BShQkNIK7PBYcVa8KvRAHXiHTXZ36GCspA==
   dependencies:
-    apollo-server-core "^2.9.15"
-    apollo-server-express "^2.9.15"
+    apollo-server-core "^2.9.16"
+    apollo-server-express "^2.9.16"
     express "^4.0.0"
     graphql-subscriptions "^1.0.0"
     graphql-tools "^4.0.0"