diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index 7ddabf6b..1b9edfba 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-web: npm run build-and-start
+web: npm run heroku-start
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64f6d7d0..59fe5c5f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "build-and-start": "npm-run-all --parallel build-watch start",
     "validate-config": "node services/config-validator",
     "health-check": "node services/healthcheck",
-    "dependency-audit": "npx improved-yarn-audit --ignore-dev-deps"
+    "dependency-audit": "npx improved-yarn-audit --ignore-dev-deps",
+    "heroku-start": "NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider; npm run build-and-start"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@formschema/native": "^2.0.0-beta.6",