diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index a4abf502a..a94d080d2 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 	{
 		"fs.extra": "^1.3.2",
 		"graceful-fs": "^3.0.6",
-		"log4js": "^0.6.24",
+		"log4js": "^6.4.0",
 		"pg": "^4.3.0",
 		"toobusy-js": "^0.4.2",
 		"pgpass": "^1.0.1",