diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 8b5f759f7..5962e01c4 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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+        "axios": "~1.3.4",
         "bitcoinjs-lib": "~6.1.0",
         "crypto-js": "~4.1.1",
         "express": "~4.18.2",
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-        "form-data": "^4.0.0"
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+        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/babel-jest": {
@@ -5217,6 +5218,11 @@
         "node": ">= 0.10"
       }
     },
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+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
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+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pseudomap/-/pseudomap-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -7869,12 +7875,13 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.27.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-t+yRIyySRTp/wua5xEr+z1q60QmLq8ABsS5O9Me1AsE5dfKqgnCFzwiCZZ/cGNd1lq4/7akDWMxdhVlucjmnOQ==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-toYm+Bsyl6VC5wSkfkbbNB6ROv7KY93PEBBL6xyDczaIHasAiv4wPqQ/c4RjoQzipxRD2W5g21cOqQulZ7rHwQ==",
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-        "form-data": "^4.0.0"
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
       }
     },
     "babel-jest": {
@@ -10227,6 +10234,11 @@
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       }
     },
+    "proxy-from-env": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg=="
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     "pseudomap": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pseudomap/-/pseudomap-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 9c1b3a12a..95309c20e 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
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     "@mempool/electrum-client": "^1.1.7",
     "@types/node": "^16.18.11",
-    "axios": "~0.27.2",
+    "axios": "~1.3.4",
     "bitcoinjs-lib": "~6.1.0",
     "crypto-js": "~4.1.1",
     "express": "~4.18.2",