diff --git a/app.ts b/app.ts
index 1c6c8a5..d44524e 100644
--- a/app.ts
+++ b/app.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import * as http from 'http';
-import * as bodyparser from 'body-parser';
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
 // Router imports
 import {partyPlanerRouter} from './src/models/partyplaner/PartyPlaner.router';
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ const app: express.Application = express();
 const server: http.Server = http.createServer(app);
 
 // here we are adding middleware to parse all incoming requests as JSON
-app.use(bodyparser.json());
+app.use(express.json());
 
 // Add routers
 app.use('/dhbw-service', dhbwServiceRouter);