diff --git a/prepare_server.sh b/prepare_server.sh
index 1a5b1916..e60422eb 100755
--- a/prepare_server.sh
+++ b/prepare_server.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ "$START_BACKGROUND" = true ]; then
-    python3 server/manage.py runserver "${DJANGO_PORT}" --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE" > /dev/null &
+    python3 server/manage.py runserver_plus "${DJANGO_PORT}" --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE" > /dev/null &
 else
-    python3 server/manage.py runserver "${DJANGO_PORT}" --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
+    python3 server/manage.py runserver_plus "${DJANGO_PORT}" --settings="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
 fi
diff --git a/server/requirements/requirements-dev.txt b/server/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
index 2fc1305d..d8dcb9d5 100644
--- a/server/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/server/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ django-csp==3.7
     # via -r requirements.in
 django-debug-toolbar==3.2.4
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
-django-extensions==3.1.5
+django-extensions==3.2.0
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
 django-filter==21.1
     # via wagtail
@@ -428,9 +428,9 @@ wagtail-factories==2.0.1
     # via -r requirements.in
 wagtail-localize==1.2.1
     # via -r requirements.in
-watchdog==2.1.7
+watchdog==2.1.9
     # via werkzeug
-watchgod==0.8.1
+watchgod==0.8.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements-dev.in
     #   uvicorn
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ webencodings==0.5.1
     # via html5lib
 websockets==10.2
     # via uvicorn
-werkzeug[watchdog]==2.1.0
+werkzeug[watchdog]==2.2.0
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
 wheel==0.37.1
     # via pip-tools