diff --git a/backend/build.gradle.kts b/backend/build.gradle.kts
index d386e1b..201a6b1 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/backend/build.gradle.kts
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ dependencies {
     with(Deps.Ktor) {
         implementation(serverCore)
         implementation(serverNetty)
-        //implementation(serialization)
         implementation(websockets)
+        implementation(serverContentNegotiation)
+        implementation(json)
     }
 
     with(Deps.Log) {
diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/Server.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/Server.kt
index c227d6f..5160b81 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/Server.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/Server.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ import com.surrus.common.di.initKoin
 import com.surrus.common.remote.Assignment
 import com.surrus.common.remote.AstroResult
 import com.surrus.common.remote.PeopleInSpaceApi
-import io.ktor.application.*
-import io.ktor.features.*
-import io.ktor.http.*
-import io.ktor.response.*
-import io.ktor.routing.*
-import io.ktor.serialization.*
+import io.ktor.server.application.*
+import io.ktor.serialization.kotlinx.json.*
 import io.ktor.server.engine.*
 import io.ktor.server.netty.*
+import io.ktor.server.plugins.*
+import io.ktor.server.response.*
+import io.ktor.server.routing.*
 
 fun main() {
     val koin = initKoin(enableNetworkLogs = true).koin
@@ -22,20 +21,6 @@ fun main() {
             json()
         }
 
-        install(CORS) {
-            method(HttpMethod.Options)
-            method(HttpMethod.Put)
-            method(HttpMethod.Delete)
-            method(HttpMethod.Patch)
-            header(HttpHeaders.Authorization)
-            header(HttpHeaders.ContentType)
-            header(HttpHeaders.AccessControlAllowOrigin)
-            // header("any header") if you want to add any header
-            allowCredentials = true
-            allowNonSimpleContentTypes = true
-            anyHost()
-        }
-
         routing {
 
             get("/astros.json") {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt
index 6c26585..4dc07dd 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ object Deps {
         const val contentNegotiation = "io.ktor:ktor-client-content-negotiation:${Versions.ktor}"
         const val json = "io.ktor:ktor-serialization-kotlinx-json:${Versions.ktor}"
 
+        const val serverContentNegotiation = "io.ktor:ktor-server-content-negotiation:${Versions.ktor}"
+
         const val websockets = "io.ktor:ktor-websockets:${Versions.ktor}"
         const val clientCore = "io.ktor:ktor-client-core:${Versions.ktor}"
         const val clientJson = "io.ktor:ktor-client-json:${Versions.ktor}"
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 9af0721..2734517 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ rootProject.name = "PeopleInSpace"
 include(":app", ":common", ":compose-desktop")
 include(":web")
 include(":compose-web")
-//include(":backend")
+include(":backend")
 include(":wearApp")