diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f15ef15..fc7828b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "@types/nodemailer": "^1.3.32",
     "@types/passport": "^0.3.3",
     "@types/passport-facebook": "^2.1.3",
-    "@types/request": "0.0.42",
+    "@types/request": "0.0.45",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.0",
     "concurrently": "^3.4.0",
     "jest": "^19.0.2",
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@
     "tslint": "^5.0.0",
     "typescript": "^2.2.2"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config/passport.ts b/src/config/passport.ts
index 92d7bc8..2f97871 100644
--- a/src/config/passport.ts
+++ b/src/config/passport.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import * as _ from "lodash";
 
 // import { User, UserType } from '../models/User';
 import { default as User } from "../models/User";
-import {Request, Response, NextFunction} from "express";
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
 
 const LocalStrategy = passportLocal.Strategy;
 const FacebookStrategy = passportFacebook.Strategy;
diff --git a/src/controllers/api.ts b/src/controllers/api.ts
index 478cea3..2638130 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import * as async from "async";
 import * as request from "request";
 import * as graph from "fbgraph";
-import {Response, Request, NextFunction} from "express";
+import { Response, Request, NextFunction } from "express";
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/controllers/contact.ts b/src/controllers/contact.ts
index d4a5067..1de4474 100644
--- a/src/controllers/contact.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/contact.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as nodemailer from "nodemailer";
-import {Request, Response} from "express";
+import { Request, Response } from "express";
 
 const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
   service: "SendGrid",
diff --git a/src/controllers/home.ts b/src/controllers/home.ts
index 8fe6526..67a22fa 100644
--- a/src/controllers/home.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/home.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Request, Response} from "express";
+import { Request, Response } from "express";
 
 /**
  * GET /
diff --git a/src/controllers/user.ts b/src/controllers/user.ts
index 7004d3b..b9bcdb8 100644
--- a/src/controllers/user.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/user.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import * as async from "async";
 import * as crypto from "crypto";
 import * as nodemailer from "nodemailer";
 import * as passport from "passport";
-import {default as User, UserModel, AuthToken} from "../models/User";
-import {Request, Response, NextFunction} from "express";
-import {LocalStrategyInfo} from "passport-local";
+import { default as User, UserModel, AuthToken } from "../models/User";
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
+import { LocalStrategyInfo } from "passport-local";
 import { WriteError } from "mongodb";
 const request = require("express-validator");
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export let getSignup = (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  */
 export let postSignup = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
   req.assert("email", "Email is not valid").isEmail();
-  req.assert("password", "Password must be at least 4 characters long").len(4);
+  req.assert("password", "Password must be at least 4 characters long").len({ min: 4 });
   req.assert("confirmPassword", "Passwords do not match").equals(req.body.password);
   req.sanitize("email").normalizeEmail({ gmail_remove_dots: false });
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export let postUpdateProfile = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction)
  * Update current password.
  */
 export let postUpdatePassword = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
-  req.assert("password", "Password must be at least 4 characters long").len(4);
+  req.assert("password", "Password must be at least 4 characters long").len({ min: 4 });
   req.assert("confirmPassword", "Passwords do not match").equals(req.body.password);
 
   const errors = req.validationErrors();
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export let getReset = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
  * Process the reset password request.
  */
 export let postReset = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
-  req.assert("password", "Password must be at least 4 characters long.").len(4);
+  req.assert("password", "Password must be at least 4 characters long.").len({ min: 4 });
   req.assert("confirm", "Passwords must match.").equals(req.body.password);
 
   const errors = req.validationErrors();
diff --git a/src/models/User.ts b/src/models/User.ts
index dc7008b..22cc542 100644
--- a/src/models/User.ts
+++ b/src/models/User.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ userSchema.pre("save", function save(next) {
   });
 });
 
-userSchema.methods.comparePassword = function(candidatePassword: string, cb: (err: any, isMatch: any) => {}) {
-  bcrypt.compare(candidatePassword, this.password, (err: mongoose.Error , isMatch: boolean) => {
+userSchema.methods.comparePassword = function (candidatePassword: string, cb: (err: any, isMatch: any) => {}) {
+  bcrypt.compare(candidatePassword, this.password, (err: mongoose.Error, isMatch: boolean) => {
     cb(err, isMatch);
   });
 };
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ userSchema.methods.comparePassword = function(candidatePassword: string, cb: (er
 /**
  * Helper method for getting user's gravatar.
  */
-userSchema.methods.gravatar = function(size: number) {
+userSchema.methods.gravatar = function (size: number) {
   if (!size) {
     size = 200;
   }