diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 5fd3b017c..920bb9108 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": "~2.7.2",
+    "apollo-server": "~2.8.0",
     "apollo-server-express": "^2.7.2",
     "bcryptjs": "~2.4.3",
     "cheerio": "~1.0.0-rc.3",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 33d71f122..4a14d1c1e 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -1609,6 +1609,32 @@ apollo-server-core@2.7.2:
     subscriptions-transport-ws "^0.9.11"
     ws "^6.0.0"
 
+apollo-server-core@2.8.0:
+  version "2.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-core/-/apollo-server-core-2.8.0.tgz#0bfba3d5eb557c6ffa68ad60e77f69e2634e211d"
+  integrity sha512-Bilaaaol8c4mpF+8DatsAm+leKd0lbz1jS7M+WIuu8GscAXFzzfT6311dNC7zx0wT5FUNNdHdvQOry/lyCn5GA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@apollographql/apollo-tools" "^0.4.0"
+    "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html" "1.6.24"
+    "@types/ws" "^6.0.0"
+    apollo-cache-control "0.8.1"
+    apollo-datasource "0.6.1"
+    apollo-engine-reporting "1.4.2"
+    apollo-server-caching "0.5.0"
+    apollo-server-env "2.4.1"
+    apollo-server-errors "2.3.1"
+    apollo-server-plugin-base "0.6.1"
+    apollo-server-types "0.2.1"
+    apollo-tracing "0.8.1"
+    fast-json-stable-stringify "^2.0.0"
+    graphql-extensions "0.9.0"
+    graphql-tag "^2.9.2"
+    graphql-tools "^4.0.0"
+    graphql-upload "^8.0.2"
+    sha.js "^2.4.11"
+    subscriptions-transport-ws "^0.9.11"
+    ws "^6.0.0"
+
 apollo-server-env@2.4.1:
   version "2.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-env/-/apollo-server-env-2.4.1.tgz#58264ecfeb151919e0f480320b4e3769be9f18f3"
@@ -1622,10 +1648,10 @@ 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@2.7.2, apollo-server-express@^2.7.2:
-  version "2.7.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-express/-/apollo-server-express-2.7.2.tgz#a6b9514f42463c9514d2dda34e07ee240b73f764"
-  integrity sha512-XW+MTKyjJDrHqeLJt9Z3OzLTCRxp53XzVVhF0f/Bs9GCODPlTiBaoiMwY2mXQ7WqK6gkYAH1kRp7d/psPFKE5w==
+apollo-server-express@2.8.0, apollo-server-express@^2.7.2:
+  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"
@@ -1633,7 +1659,7 @@ apollo-server-express@2.7.2, apollo-server-express@^2.7.2:
     "@types/cors" "^2.8.4"
     "@types/express" "4.17.0"
     accepts "^1.3.5"
-    apollo-server-core "2.7.2"
+    apollo-server-core "2.8.0"
     apollo-server-types "0.2.1"
     body-parser "^1.18.3"
     cors "^2.8.4"
@@ -1665,13 +1691,13 @@ apollo-server-types@0.2.1:
     apollo-server-caching "0.5.0"
     apollo-server-env "2.4.1"
 
-apollo-server@~2.7.2:
-  version "2.7.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server/-/apollo-server-2.7.2.tgz#a3eeb6916f11802502ab40819e9f06a4c553c84a"
-  integrity sha512-0FkNi2ViLJoTglTuBTZ8OeUSK2/LOk4sMGmojDYUYkyVuM5lZX+GWVf3pDNvhrnC2po6TkntkNL4EJLXfKwNMA==
+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==
   dependencies:
-    apollo-server-core "2.7.2"
-    apollo-server-express "2.7.2"
+    apollo-server-core "2.8.0"
+    apollo-server-express "2.8.0"
     express "^4.0.0"
     graphql-subscriptions "^1.0.0"
     graphql-tools "^4.0.0"
@@ -3994,6 +4020,15 @@ graphql-extensions@0.8.2:
     apollo-server-env "2.4.1"
     apollo-server-types "0.2.1"
 
+graphql-extensions@0.9.0:
+  version "0.9.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-extensions/-/graphql-extensions-0.9.0.tgz#88fb3b161f84a92f4a9032b2941919113600635d"
+  integrity sha512-0GQjQ2t2Nkg9OIk3eS5jcvQLzFkJtVB73t4AnEl7bejPwwShtY37XzE7mOlfof1OqbvRKvKFoks+wSjus2Fhzw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@apollographql/apollo-tools" "^0.4.0"
+    apollo-server-env "2.4.1"
+    apollo-server-types "0.2.1"
+
 graphql-import@0.7.1:
   version "0.7.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-import/-/graphql-import-0.7.1.tgz#4add8d91a5f752d764b0a4a7a461fcd93136f223"