diff --git a/appengine/loopback/.snyk b/appengine/loopback/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2d2146691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appengine/loopback/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.12.0
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:mime:20170907':
+    - compression > accepts > mime:
+        patched: '2018-06-25T23:49:00.949Z'
diff --git a/appengine/loopback/package.json b/appengine/loopback/package.json
index bcd89c4651..c014195ec2 100644
--- a/appengine/loopback/package.json
+++ b/appengine/loopback/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "start": "node .",
-    "posttest": "npm run lint && nsp check"
+    "posttest": "npm run lint && nsp check",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepare": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "compression": "1.0.3",
@@ -23,11 +25,13 @@
     "serve-favicon": "2.0.1",
     "strong-error-handler": "1.0.1",
     "loopback-datasource-juggler": "2.39.0",
-    "loopback": "2.22.0"
+    "loopback": "2.22.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.85.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "2.13.1",
     "eslint-config-loopback": "4.0.0",
     "nsp": "2.1.0"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }