diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ffc1444..25365b2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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       "requires": {
         "@types/express": "4.0.39",
-        "@types/node": "9.3.0"
+        "@types/node": "9.4.0"
       }
     },
     "@types/express": {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
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       "requires": {
-        "@types/node": "9.3.0"
+        "@types/node": "9.4.0"
       }
     },
     "@types/mime": {
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
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     },
     "@types/node": {
-      "version": "9.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-9.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wNBfvNjzsJl4tswIZKXCFQY0lss9nKUyJnG6T94X/eqjRgI2jHZ4evdjhQYBSan/vGtF6XVXPApOmNH2rf0KKw=="
+      "version": "9.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-9.4.0.tgz",
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     },
     "@types/serve-static": {
       "version": "1.13.1",
@@ -3260,9 +3260,9 @@
       }
     },
     "typescript": {
-      "version": "2.6.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.6.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-PFtv1/beCRQmkCfwPAlGdY92c6Q=",
+      "version": "2.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bqB1yS6o9TNA9ZC/MJxM0FZzPnZdtHj0xWK/IZ5khzVqdpGul/R/EIiHRgFXlwTD7PSIaYVnGKq1QgMCu2mnqw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "undefsafe": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d9f91f..2b8932d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "watch": {
     "start": {
-      "patterns": ["src"],
+      "patterns": [
+        "src"
+      ],
       "extensions": "ts"
     }
   },
@@ -18,13 +20,14 @@
     "start:w": "npm-watch"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "body-parser": "^1.18.2",
     "express": "^4.16.2",
     "express-validator": "^4.3.0",
     "node-lifx-lan": "^0.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^9.3.0",
+    "@types/node": "^9.4.0",
     "npm-watch": "^0.3.0",
-    "typescript": "^2.6.2"
+    "typescript": "^2.7.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 942aa42..041a284 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import * as express from "express";
+import { json, urlencoded } from "body-parser";
 import { check, validationResult } from "express-validator/check";
 import Lights from "./lights";
 
 const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 const app = express();
 
-app.use(express.json());
-app.use(express.urlencoded());
+app.use(json());
+app.use(urlencoded());
 
 app.use("/lights", Lights);