diff --git a/express-api/package.json b/express-api/package.json
index eef2409f9..ef530b139 100644
--- a/express-api/package.json
+++ b/express-api/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "lint:fix": "npm run lint -- --fix",
     "format": "prettier --write \"./**/*.{js,ts,json}\"",
     "check": "prettier --check \"./**/*.{js,ts,json}\"",
-    "test": "cross-env DOTENV_CONFIG_PATH=../.env jest",
+    "test": "cross-env DOTENV_CONFIG_PATH=../.env DOTENV_CONFIG_QUIET=true jest",
     "test:unit": "npm run test -- --testPathPattern=/tests/unit",
     "test:integration": "npm run test -- --testPathPattern=/tests/integration",
     "typeorm": "ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register ./node_modules/typeorm/cli",
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     "compression": "1.8.0",
     "cookie-parser": "1.4.7",
     "cors": "2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "16.5.0",
+    "dotenv": "17.2.0",
     "express": "4.21.2",
     "express-rate-limit": "7.5.0",
     "morgan": "1.10.0",
-    "multer": "2.0.0",
-    "node-cron": "4.0.7",
+    "multer": "2.0.1",
+    "node-cron": "4.2.0",
     "node-sql-reader": "0.1.3",
     "nunjucks": "3.2.4",
     "pg": "8.16.0",
@@ -45,32 +45,32 @@
     "zod": "3.25.30"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@eslint/js": "9.27.0",
-    "@faker-js/faker": "9.8.0",
+    "@eslint/js": "9.30.1",
+    "@faker-js/faker": "9.9.0",
     "@types/compression": "1.8.0",
     "@types/cookie-parser": "1.4.5",
     "@types/cors": "2.8.15",
     "@types/express": "4.17.21",
-    "@types/jest": "29.5.10",
+    "@types/jest": "30.0.0",
     "@types/morgan": "1.9.9",
-    "@types/multer": "1.4.11",
+    "@types/multer": "2.0.0",
     "@types/node": "22.15.21",
     "@types/node-cron": "3.0.11",
     "@types/nunjucks": "3.2.6",
     "@types/supertest": "6.0.2",
     "@types/swagger-jsdoc": "6.0.4",
     "@types/swagger-ui-express": "4.1.6",
-    "cross-env": "7.0.3",
-    "eslint": "9.27.0",
+    "cross-env": "10.1.0",
+    "eslint": "9.30.1",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "10.1.1",
-    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "5.4.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "5.5.1",
     "jest": "29.7.0",
     "nodemon": "3.1.0",
-    "prettier": "3.5.0",
+    "prettier": "3.6.2",
     "supertest": "7.1.0",
-    "ts-jest": "29.3.1",
+    "ts-jest": "29.4.0",
     "tsc-alias": "1.8.8",
     "typescript": "5.8.2",
-    "typescript-eslint": "8.32.1"
+    "typescript-eslint": "8.36.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/express-api/tests/unit/utilities/failedEmailCheck.test.ts b/express-api/tests/unit/utilities/failedEmailCheck.test.ts
index 4c85ad1a8..dd9bd52e9 100644
--- a/express-api/tests/unit/utilities/failedEmailCheck.test.ts
+++ b/express-api/tests/unit/utilities/failedEmailCheck.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { NotificationQueue } from '@/typeorm/Entities/NotificationQueue';
 import { User } from '@/typeorm/Entities/User';
 import failedEmailCheck from '@/utilities/failedEmailCheck';
 import logger from '@/utilities/winstonLogger';
-import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker/.';
+import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker';
 import { produceNotificationQueue, produceUser } from 'tests/testUtils/factories';
 import nunjucks from 'nunjucks';