diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index f09e09d96..4d7323c56 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 var express = require('express'),
   bodyParser = require('body-parser'),
   methodOverride = require('method-override'),
-  errorHandler = require('error-handler'),
+  errorHandler = require('express-error-handler'),
   morgan = require('morgan'),
   routes = require('./routes'),
   api = require('./routes/api'),
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);
 app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
 app.set('view engine', 'jade');
 app.use(morgan('dev'));
-app.use(bodyParser());
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true}));
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
 app.use(methodOverride());
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ var env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
 
 // development only
 if (env === 'development') {
-  app.use(express.errorHandler());
+  app.use(errorHandler());
 }
 
 // production only
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b627f3e8..246ecb770 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "body-parser": "^1.0.2",
-    "error-handler": "^0.1.4",
+    "body-parser": "^1.15.0",
     "express": "~4.1.1",
+    "express-error-handler": "^1.0.1",
     "jade": "~0.31.2",
     "method-override": "^1.0.0",
     "morgan": "^1.0.0"