diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 828756cc8..f80300298 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "apollo-client": "~2.6.4",
     "apollo-link-context": "~1.0.19",
     "apollo-link-http": "~1.5.16",
-    "apollo-server": "~2.9.11",
+    "apollo-server": "~2.9.12",
     "apollo-server-express": "^2.9.7",
     "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.23.0",
     "bcryptjs": "~2.4.3",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index fa404d317..4ec270dee 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -1693,13 +1693,6 @@ apollo-datasource@^0.6.3:
     apollo-server-caching "^0.5.0"
     apollo-server-env "^2.4.3"
 
-apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf@^0.4.3:
-  version "0.4.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf/-/apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf-0.4.3.tgz#c8cf52aa799a2d8fc92bd59c5942bb2989d225aa"
-  integrity sha512-ikRiu2PJOOYoTfJ1gAPB58tmVwu8IF71J9u1jWJJ7tLO+RvGOvntA4kwImiKbHrc/zsAx12lPnpjjfn7tOF1AQ==
-  dependencies:
-    protobufjs "^6.8.6"
-
 apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf@^0.4.4:
   version "0.4.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf/-/apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf-0.4.4.tgz#73a064f8c9f2d6605192d1673729c66ec47d9cb7"
@@ -1788,7 +1781,7 @@ apollo-server-caching@^0.5.0:
   dependencies:
     lru-cache "^5.0.0"
 
-apollo-server-core@^2.9.11, apollo-server-core@^2.9.12:
+apollo-server-core@^2.9.12:
   version "2.9.12"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-core/-/apollo-server-core-2.9.12.tgz#c8ed48540762913242eef5fce0da8b59b131a1e8"
   integrity sha512-jhGr2R655PSwUUBweXDl+0F3oa74Elu5xXF+88ymUUej34EwBUCqz97wPqR07BEuyxaAlRfZwPMvKaHhMUKg5g==
@@ -1828,10 +1821,10 @@ 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@^2.9.11, apollo-server-express@^2.9.7:
-  version "2.9.11"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-express/-/apollo-server-express-2.9.11.tgz#ae1b6161a563bc6aa0dd7456deec998236a4234a"
-  integrity sha512-38ZaPnahJPnibVii6i983Uu32iGR2xO5kUZvGxqH4lSPiy8V9Ph93TxeTmIlzHUqd8z4CguZsCV+ngd5KT7lFQ==
+apollo-server-express@^2.9.12, apollo-server-express@^2.9.7:
+  version "2.9.12"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-express/-/apollo-server-express-2.9.12.tgz#e779ea2c107fcc63b0c9b888a4cbf0f65af6d505"
+  integrity sha512-4Ev8MY7m23mSzwO/BvLTy97a/68IP/wZoCRBn2R81OoZt9/GxlvvYZGvozJCXYsQt1qAbIT4Sn05LmqawsI98w==
   dependencies:
     "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html" "1.6.24"
     "@types/accepts" "^1.3.5"
@@ -1839,8 +1832,8 @@ apollo-server-express@^2.9.11, apollo-server-express@^2.9.7:
     "@types/cors" "^2.8.4"
     "@types/express" "4.17.1"
     accepts "^1.3.5"
-    apollo-server-core "^2.9.11"
-    apollo-server-types "^0.2.7"
+    apollo-server-core "^2.9.12"
+    apollo-server-types "^0.2.8"
     body-parser "^1.18.3"
     cors "^2.8.4"
     express "^4.17.1"
@@ -1864,15 +1857,6 @@ apollo-server-testing@~2.9.12:
   dependencies:
     apollo-server-core "^2.9.12"
 
-apollo-server-types@^0.2.7:
-  version "0.2.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-types/-/apollo-server-types-0.2.7.tgz#832760017a9d55beda23bc7ba8af357802ee9b49"
-  integrity sha512-umbXyo7DVG6/lZIAL1D666e16+gZM/Y/kfPx2nn9KTSamIJHUDLs2p0es78RuUx2VS8XoKZDgL0BTkIi5Nt8Iw==
-  dependencies:
-    apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf "^0.4.3"
-    apollo-server-caching "^0.5.0"
-    apollo-server-env "^2.4.3"
-
 apollo-server-types@^0.2.8:
   version "0.2.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-types/-/apollo-server-types-0.2.8.tgz#729208a8dd72831af3aa4f1eb584022ada146e6b"
@@ -1882,13 +1866,13 @@ apollo-server-types@^0.2.8:
     apollo-server-caching "^0.5.0"
     apollo-server-env "^2.4.3"
 
-apollo-server@~2.9.11:
-  version "2.9.11"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server/-/apollo-server-2.9.11.tgz#fafa7bc8f758689b0675c3300599a9b1128c58cd"
-  integrity sha512-BhMpBqgdEYN2SqjigRyEDUDKN3GwrYXzMZXUv/WD55HaKST8RAP4GiJp8lHswdeoUfr/9fsfvtVlrN++zJziuQ==
+apollo-server@~2.9.12:
+  version "2.9.12"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server/-/apollo-server-2.9.12.tgz#3fe28c361ee373d52ae38ca190869508b0c532c0"
+  integrity sha512-Q+qaBTgTxb2vwqyh7NTHs9rOmadbuKw34SgeAOLsCnr3MLVjisa50fL3nQrGbhOGfRaroF8SSZYgya0tvnefig==
   dependencies:
-    apollo-server-core "^2.9.11"
-    apollo-server-express "^2.9.11"
+    apollo-server-core "^2.9.12"
+    apollo-server-express "^2.9.12"
     express "^4.0.0"
     graphql-subscriptions "^1.0.0"
     graphql-tools "^4.0.0"
@@ -6936,25 +6920,6 @@ property-expr@^1.5.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/property-expr/-/property-expr-1.5.1.tgz#22e8706894a0c8e28d58735804f6ba3a3673314f"
   integrity sha512-CGuc0VUTGthpJXL36ydB6jnbyOf/rAHFvmVrJlH+Rg0DqqLFQGAP6hIaxD/G0OAmBJPhXDHuEJigrp0e0wFV6g==
 
-protobufjs@^6.8.6:
-  version "6.8.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-6.8.8.tgz#c8b4f1282fd7a90e6f5b109ed11c84af82908e7c"
-  integrity sha512-AAmHtD5pXgZfi7GMpllpO3q1Xw1OYldr+dMUlAnffGTAhqkg72WdmSY71uKBF/JuyiKs8psYbtKrhi0ASCD8qw==
-  dependencies:
-    "@protobufjs/aspromise" "^1.1.2"
-    "@protobufjs/base64" "^1.1.2"
-    "@protobufjs/codegen" "^2.0.4"
-    "@protobufjs/eventemitter" "^1.1.0"
-    "@protobufjs/fetch" "^1.1.0"
-    "@protobufjs/float" "^1.0.2"
-    "@protobufjs/inquire" "^1.1.0"
-    "@protobufjs/path" "^1.1.2"
-    "@protobufjs/pool" "^1.1.0"
-    "@protobufjs/utf8" "^1.1.0"
-    "@types/long" "^4.0.0"
-    "@types/node" "^10.1.0"
-    long "^4.0.0"
-
 proxy-addr@~2.0.5:
   version "2.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/proxy-addr/-/proxy-addr-2.0.5.tgz#34cbd64a2d81f4b1fd21e76f9f06c8a45299ee34"