diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index d04031181e..47f553a98b 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.9.1",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
     "@material-ui/lab": "4.0.0-alpha.45",
-    "http-proxy-middleware": "^1.0.3",
+    "@types/http-proxy": "^1.17.4",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^16.12.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.12.0",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/setupProxy.js b/packages/app/src/setupProxy.js
index cf15313f27..68ab231e89 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/setupProxy.js
+++ b/packages/app/src/setupProxy.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+// eslint-disable-next-line
 const createProxyMiddleware = require('http-proxy-middleware');
 
 // FIXME: somehow get it from within the plugin itself?
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 002974ad40..6818944223 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4128,7 +4128,7 @@
     "@types/http-proxy" "*"
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/http-proxy@*", "@types/http-proxy@^1.17.3":
+"@types/http-proxy@*", "@types/http-proxy@^1.17.4":
   version "1.17.4"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/http-proxy/-/http-proxy-1.17.4.tgz#e7c92e3dbe3e13aa799440ff42e6d3a17a9d045b"
   integrity sha512-IrSHl2u6AWXduUaDLqYpt45tLVCtYv7o4Z0s1KghBCDgIIS9oW5K1H8mZG/A2CfeLdEa7rTd1ACOiHBc1EMT2Q==
@@ -11078,18 +11078,7 @@ http-proxy-middleware@0.19.1:
     lodash "^4.17.11"
     micromatch "^3.1.10"
 
-http-proxy-middleware@^1.0.3:
-  version "1.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-1.0.3.tgz#f73daad8dac622d51fe1769960c914b9b1f75a72"
-  integrity sha512-GHvPeBD+A357zS5tHjzj6ISrVOjjCiy0I92bdyTJz0pNmIjFxO0NX/bX+xkGgnclKQE/5hHAB9JEQ7u9Pw4olg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/http-proxy" "^1.17.3"
-    http-proxy "^1.18.0"
-    is-glob "^4.0.1"
-    lodash "^4.17.15"
-    micromatch "^4.0.2"
-
-http-proxy@^1.17.0, http-proxy@^1.18.0:
+http-proxy@^1.17.0:
   version "1.18.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy/-/http-proxy-1.18.0.tgz#dbe55f63e75a347db7f3d99974f2692a314a6a3a"
   integrity sha512-84I2iJM/n1d4Hdgc6y2+qY5mDaz2PUVjlg9znE9byl+q0uC3DeByqBGReQu5tpLK0TAqTIXScRUV+dg7+bUPpQ==