diff --git a/apps/server/src/shared/domain/index.ts b/apps/server/src/shared/domain/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7f493efe12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/shared/domain/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+
+    Import external dependencies directly, not from here.
+    Avoid loading all external references for testing.
+    Do not re-export here.
+    */
diff --git a/apps/server/src/shared/index.ts b/apps/server/src/shared/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7f493efe12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/shared/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+
+    Import external dependencies directly, not from here.
+    Avoid loading all external references for testing.
+    Do not re-export here.
+    */
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index de259951455..5c704127ebc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 				"async": "^3.2.2",
 				"async-mutex": "^0.4.0",
 				"aws-sdk": "^2.1375.0",
-				"axios": "^1.5.0",
+				"axios": "^1.6.2",
 				"axios-mock-adapter": "^1.21.2",
 				"bbb-promise": "^1.2.0",
 				"bcryptjs": "*",
@@ -7306,9 +7306,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/axios": {
-			"version": "1.5.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.5.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-D4DdjDo5CY50Qms0qGQTTw6Q44jl7zRwY7bthds06pUGfChBCTcQs+N743eFWGEd6pRTMd6A+I87aWyFV5wiZQ==",
+			"version": "1.6.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-7i24Ri4pmDRfJTR7LDBhsOTtcm+9kjX5WiY1X3wIisx6G9So3pfMkEiU7emUBe46oceVImccTEM3k6C5dbVW8A==",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
 				"form-data": "^4.0.0",
@@ -30803,9 +30803,9 @@
 			"dev": true
 		},
 		"axios": {
-			"version": "1.5.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.5.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-D4DdjDo5CY50Qms0qGQTTw6Q44jl7zRwY7bthds06pUGfChBCTcQs+N743eFWGEd6pRTMd6A+I87aWyFV5wiZQ==",
+			"version": "1.6.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-7i24Ri4pmDRfJTR7LDBhsOTtcm+9kjX5WiY1X3wIisx6G9So3pfMkEiU7emUBe46oceVImccTEM3k6C5dbVW8A==",
 			"requires": {
 				"follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
 				"form-data": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cee7e173467..279785a0828 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 		"async": "^3.2.2",
 		"async-mutex": "^0.4.0",
 		"aws-sdk": "^2.1375.0",
-		"axios": "^1.5.0",
+		"axios": "^1.6.2",
 		"axios-mock-adapter": "^1.21.2",
 		"bbb-promise": "^1.2.0",
 		"bcryptjs": "*",