diff --git a/src/server/index.js b/src/server/index.js
index 3a0661e8c71dd29018f775524431910fcbfec211..ec833807e9bcd3b8638fcb9acd7623a117ee7648 100644
--- a/src/server/index.js
+++ b/src/server/index.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ createBackendSearchConfig().then(backendSearchConfig => {
   const app = express()
   app.set('port', process.env.PORT || DEFAULT_PORT)
   app.use(bodyParser.json())
+  app.disable('x-powered-by')
 
   // NODE_ENV is defined in package.json when running in localhost
   const isDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'