diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ae4d611..cd016c9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7211,17 +7211,17 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "gas-client": {
-      "version": "0.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gas-client/-/gas-client-0.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-loAmZ7TBK+O+XzH0eWM3pHEyJiHdJNtZ/KygTM3Kuz9k+akREpRrHwZ3ZZWPvRDboPH8DReVairtMZT2jgkWdA==",
+      "version": "0.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gas-client/-/gas-client-0.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cOTSGtPc3L3/BKwyDvDKqvY2jYO/VB1MRbjEoUrbi/CRRYoROPFQyzxBhaYUE0mokXjXGyy8Ykix5yjiSpoRng==",
       "requires": {
         "uuid": "^8.2.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "uuid": {
-          "version": "8.2.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.2.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-CYpGiFTUrmI6OBMkAdjSDM0k5h8SkkiTP4WAjQgDgNB1S3Ou9VBEvr6q0Kv2H1mMk7IWfxYGpMH5sd5AvcIV2Q=="
+          "version": "8.3.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg=="
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f16a11..014de63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "npm": ">=6.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "gas-client": "^0.1.0",
+    "gas-client": "^0.2.1",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-bootstrap": "^1.3.0",
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 76adce1..91c1811 100755
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ const serverConfig = {
   },
   plugins: [
     new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+      // replace any env variables in client-side code like PORT and NODE_ENV with actual values
       'process.env': JSON.stringify(envVars),
       'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(
         isProd ? 'production' : 'development'