diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 85c8c1848..b4ad404ac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "dotenv": "^8.6.0",
         "event-stream": "^4.0.1",
         "express": "^4.16.4",
+        "express-http-proxy": "^1.6.3",
         "file-saver": "^2.0.5",
         "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.3.2",
         "identity-obj-proxy": "^3.0.0",
@@ -9348,6 +9349,11 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/es6-promise": {
+      "version": "4.2.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es6-promise/-/es6-promise-4.2.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HJDGx5daxeIvxdBxvG2cb9g4tEvwIk3i8+nhX0yGrYmZUzbkdg8QbDevheDB8gd0//uPj4c1EQua8Q+MViT0/w=="
+    },
     "node_modules/escalade": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escalade/-/escalade-3.1.1.tgz",
@@ -10561,6 +10567,27 @@
         "node": ">= 0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/express-http-proxy": {
+      "version": "1.6.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-http-proxy/-/express-http-proxy-1.6.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/l77JHcOUrDUX8V67E287VEUQT0lbm71gdGVoodnlWBziarYKgMcpqT7xvh/HM8Jv52phw8Bd8tY+a7QjOr7Yg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": "^3.0.1",
+        "es6-promise": "^4.1.1",
+        "raw-body": "^2.3.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express-http-proxy/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "3.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CFjzYYAi4ThfiQvizrFQevTTXHtnCqWfe7x1AhgEscTz6ZbLbfoLRLPugTQyBth6f8ZERVUSyWHFD/7Wu4t1XQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/express/node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "2.6.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
@@ -30565,6 +30592,11 @@
         "is-symbol": "^1.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "es6-promise": {
+      "version": "4.2.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es6-promise/-/es6-promise-4.2.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HJDGx5daxeIvxdBxvG2cb9g4tEvwIk3i8+nhX0yGrYmZUzbkdg8QbDevheDB8gd0//uPj4c1EQua8Q+MViT0/w=="
+    },
     "escalade": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escalade/-/escalade-3.1.1.tgz",
@@ -31510,6 +31542,26 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "express-http-proxy": {
+      "version": "1.6.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-http-proxy/-/express-http-proxy-1.6.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/l77JHcOUrDUX8V67E287VEUQT0lbm71gdGVoodnlWBziarYKgMcpqT7xvh/HM8Jv52phw8Bd8tY+a7QjOr7Yg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "debug": "^3.0.1",
+        "es6-promise": "^4.1.1",
+        "raw-body": "^2.3.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": {
+          "version": "3.2.7",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.2.7.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-CFjzYYAi4ThfiQvizrFQevTTXHtnCqWfe7x1AhgEscTz6ZbLbfoLRLPugTQyBth6f8ZERVUSyWHFD/7Wu4t1XQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "ms": "^2.1.1"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "extend": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extend/-/extend-3.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf821be9b..e6a9b8a2c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^8.6.0",
     "event-stream": "^4.0.1",
     "express": "^4.16.4",
+    "express-http-proxy": "^1.6.3",
     "file-saver": "^2.0.5",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.3.2",
     "identity-obj-proxy": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 6638f4d05..faa393618 100755
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -6,53 +6,30 @@
  */
 
 import express from "express"
-import request from "request"
 import Config from "./src/Config"
-import _ from "lodash"
+
 import cors from "cors"
+import proxy from "express-http-proxy"
 
 const port = 8000
 const app = express()
 
-// Required for ElasticSearch proxy middleware to parse response body as JSON
-app.use(express.json()) // handle json data
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true })) // handle URL-encoded data
 
 app.use(cors())
 app.options("*", cors())
 
-// ElasticSearch proxy middleware
-app.post("/api/search/:index/sinopia/_search", (req, res) => {
-  // Only use the method, path, and body from the original request: method and
-  // path have already been validated above and the body must be a
-  // JSON-serializeable entity
-
-  let searchUri = `${Config.indexUrl}/${req.params.index}/sinopia/_search`
-  if (!_.isEmpty(req.query)) {
-    const originalUrl = `${req.protocol}://${req.hostname}${req.originalUrl}`
-    searchUri += new URL(originalUrl).search
-  }
-
-  request({
-    method: req.method,
-    uri: searchUri,
-    body: req.body,
-    json: true,
+app.use(
+  "/api/search",
+  proxy(Config.indexUrl, {
+    parseReqBody: false,
+    proxyReqOptDecorator(proxyReqOpts) {
+      delete proxyReqOpts.headers.origin
+      return proxyReqOpts
+    },
+    filter: (req) => req.method === "POST",
   })
-    .on("error", (err) => {
-      console.error(`error making request to ElasticSearch: ${err}`)
-      res.status(500).json({
-        error: "server error: could not make request to ElasticSearch",
-      })
-    })
-    .pipe(res)
-    .on("error", (err) => {
-      console.error(`error returning ElasticSearch response: ${err}`)
-      res
-        .status(500)
-        .json({ error: "server error: could not send ElasticSearch response" })
-    })
-})
+)
 
 app.get("/", (req, res) => {
   res.sendFile(`${__dirname}/dist/index.html`)