diff --git a/lambda/proxy-es/lib/logging.js b/lambda/proxy-es/lib/logging.js
index 152c35a70..217cb0057 100644
--- a/lambda/proxy-es/lib/logging.js
+++ b/lambda/proxy-es/lib/logging.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ module.exports=function(event, context, callback){
     var params = {
           DeliveryStreamName: process.env.FIREHOSE_NAME, /* required */
           Record: { /* required */
-            Data: new Buffer(objJsonStr) /* Strings will be Base-64 encoded on your behalf */ /* required */
+            Data: Buffer.from(objJsonStr) /* Strings will be Base-64 encoded on your behalf */ /* required */
         }
     }
     
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ module.exports=function(event, context, callback){
       else     console.log(data)          // successful response
     })
    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lambda/proxy-es/lib/request.js b/lambda/proxy-es/lib/request.js
index 66b380da5..1d1ba149c 100644
--- a/lambda/proxy-es/lib/request.js
+++ b/lambda/proxy-es/lib/request.js
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ var Url=require('url')
 
 module.exports=function(opts){
     
-    var url=Url.parse(opts.url)
-    var request={
+    const url=Url.parse(opts.url)
+    const request={
         host:url.hostname,
         method:opts.method.toUpperCase(),
         url:url.href,
         path:url.path,
         headers:opts.headers || {}
     }
-    
+    request.headers['Host']=request.host;
     if(opts.body){
         if(Array.isArray(opts.body)){
             opts.body=opts.body.map(JSON.stringify).join('\n')+'\n'
diff --git a/lambda/proxy-es/package-lock.json b/lambda/proxy-es/package-lock.json
index 68845deb4..eb8e94114 100644
--- a/lambda/proxy-es/package-lock.json
+++ b/lambda/proxy-es/package-lock.json
@@ -617,11 +617,22 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/follow-redirects": {
-      "version": "1.13.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.13.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DUgl6+HDzB0iEptNQEXLx/KhTmDb8tZUHSeLqpnjpknR70H0nC2t9N73BK6fN4hOvJ84pKlIQVQ4k5FFlBedKA==",
+      "version": "1.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0vRwd7RKQBTt+mgu87mtYeofLFZpTas2S9zY+jIeuLJMNvudIgF52nr19q40HOwH5RrhWIPuj9puybzSJiRrVg==",
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "individual",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/RubenVerborgh"
+        }
+      ],
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=4.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "debug": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "node_modules/fs-constants": {
@@ -2390,9 +2401,9 @@
       }
     },
     "follow-redirects": {
-      "version": "1.13.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.13.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DUgl6+HDzB0iEptNQEXLx/KhTmDb8tZUHSeLqpnjpknR70H0nC2t9N73BK6fN4hOvJ84pKlIQVQ4k5FFlBedKA=="
+      "version": "1.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0vRwd7RKQBTt+mgu87mtYeofLFZpTas2S9zY+jIeuLJMNvudIgF52nr19q40HOwH5RrhWIPuj9puybzSJiRrVg=="
     },
     "fs-constants": {
       "version": "1.0.0",