diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 266024a..ba521d3 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@types/mongoose": "^4.7.23",
     "@types/node": "^9.6.5",
     "@types/shortid": "^0.0.29",
-    "@types/socket.io": "^1.4.33",
+    "@types/socket.io": "^2.1.2",
     "nodemon": "^1.17.3",
     "ts-node": "^6.0.3",
     "tslint": "^5.9.1",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 6fa67fa..f6355ea 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
   version "0.0.29"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/shortid/-/shortid-0.0.29.tgz#8093ee0416a6e2bf2aa6338109114b3fbffa0e9b"
 
-"@types/socket.io@^1.4.33":
-  version "1.4.33"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/socket.io/-/socket.io-1.4.33.tgz#41e7e30e858b643519a139b8c93280390ccdff8d"
+"@types/socket.io@^2.1.2":
+  version "2.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/socket.io/-/socket.io-2.1.2.tgz#7165c2587cc3b86b44aa78e2a0060140551de211"
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"