diff --git a/api-server/package.json b/api-server/package.json
index a234fbda1b02b9..e8a153887b5331 100644
--- a/api-server/package.json
+++ b/api-server/package.json
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 15df0b8541218f..34fe60c1c87110 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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+        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
+      },
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