diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index b6a7d89c68..3c032078a4 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16
+18
diff --git a/middleware/middleware.js b/middleware/middleware.js
index 817e1278e4..f00ea57678 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware.js
+++ b/middleware/middleware.js
@@ -1,4 +1,34 @@
+/* eslint-disable sonarjs/cognitive-complexity */
 // nuxt i18n is not handling our rootRedirect with a prefix - so we force a redirect here
 export default function (ctx) {
-  if (ctx.route.fullPath === "/es" || ctx.route.fullPath === "/es/") ctx.redirect(301, "/es/death-of-a-loved-one")
+  // https://benefits-tool.usa.gov	https://usa.gov/benefit-finder
+  if (ctx.route.fullPath === "/" || ctx.route.fullPath === "") ctx.redirect(301, "https://www.usa.gov/benefit-finder")
+
+  // https://benefits-tool.usa.gov/es	https://usa.gov/es/buscador-beneficios
+  if (ctx.route.fullPath === "/es" || ctx.route.fullPath === "/es/")
+    ctx.redirect(301, "https://www.usa.gov/es/buscador-beneficios")
+
+  // https://benefits-tool.usa.gov/death-of-a-loved-one	https://usa.gov/benefit-finder/death
+  if (ctx.route.fullPath === "/death-of-a-loved-one" || ctx.route.fullPath === "/death-of-a-loved-one/")
+    ctx.redirect(301, "https://www.usa.gov/benefit-finder/death")
+
+  // https://benefits-tool.usa.gov/es/death-of-a-loved-one	https://usa.gov/es/buscador-beneficios/muerte
+  if (ctx.route.fullPath === "/es/death-of-a-loved-one" || ctx.route.fullPath === "/es/death-of-a-loved-one/")
+    ctx.redirect(301, "https://www.usa.gov/es/buscador-beneficios/muerte")
+
+  // https://benefits-tool.usa.gov/disability	https://usa.gov/benefit-finder/disability
+  if (ctx.route.fullPath === "/disability" || ctx.route.fullPath === "/disability/")
+    ctx.redirect(301, "https://usa.gov/benefit-finder/disability")
+
+  // https://benefits-tool.usa.gov/es/disability	https://usa.gov/es/buscador-beneficios/discapacidad
+  if (ctx.route.fullPath === "/es/disability" || ctx.route.fullPath === "/es/disability/")
+    ctx.redirect(301, "https://usa.gov/es/buscador-beneficios/discapacidad")
+
+  // https://benefits-tool.usa.gov/retirement	https://usa.gov/benefit-finder/retirement
+  if (ctx.route.fullPath === "/retirement" || ctx.route.fullPath === "/retirement/")
+    ctx.redirect(301, "https://usa.gov/benefit-finder/retirement")
+
+  // https://benefits-tool.usa.gov/es/retirement	https://usa.gov/es/buscador-beneficios/jubilacion
+  if (ctx.route.fullPath === "/es/retirement" || ctx.route.fullPath === "/es/retirement/")
+    ctx.redirect(301, "https://usa.gov/es/buscador-beneficios/jubilacion")
 }
diff --git a/nuxt.config.js b/nuxt.config.js
index aa0ad33084..48feb14cd1 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/nuxt.config.js
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ export default {
     lazy: true,
     langDir: "locales",
     defaultLocale: "en",
-    rootRedirect: {
-      path: "death-of-a-loved-one",
-    },
   },
 
   // Axios module configuration: https://go.nuxtjs.dev/config-axios
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf27aeb70f..12f02bfc02 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
   "license": "See license in CONTRIBUTING.md",
   "repository": "https://github.com/GSA/usagov-benefits-eligibility",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "gulp && nuxt",
-    "build": "gulp && nuxt build",
-    "start": "gulp && nuxt start",
-    "generate": "gulp && nuxt generate",
+    "dev": "export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider gulp && nuxt",
+    "build": "export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider gulp && nuxt build",
+    "start": "export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider gulp && nuxt start",
+    "generate": "export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider gulp && nuxt generate",
     "lint:js": "eslint --ext \".js,.vue\" --ignore-path .gitignore .",
     "sonarqube": "npm test && ./sonar_scanner_cli.bash",
     "lint": "npm run lint:js",
diff --git a/pages/_lifeEvent.vue b/pages/_lifeEvent.vue
index e235417987..e1fd9429cc 100644
--- a/pages/_lifeEvent.vue
+++ b/pages/_lifeEvent.vue
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
             class="font-heading-lg tablet:font-heading-xl tablet:margin-top-4 text-secondary print:text-black">
             {{ lifeEvent.secondaryHeadline }}
           </h1>
-          
+
           <h2 class="text-normal">
           {{$t("beta.subheader")}}
           </h2>
-          
+
           <p
             v-if="lifeEvent.lede"
             class="tablet:font-heading-lg line-height-serif-6 text-normal measure-6">
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ import { tObj, tCsv } from "~/services/translation"
 export default {
   name: "LifeEvent",
   layout: "default",
+  middleware: ['middleware'],
   async asyncData({ $content }) {
     const landingPage = await $content("landing-page").fetch()
     return { landingPage }