diff --git a/.platform/confighooks/prebuild/00_npm_install.sh b/.platform/confighooks/prebuild/00_npm_install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7a0e5814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.platform/confighooks/prebuild/00_npm_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd /var/app/staging
+sudo -u webapp npm install @synonymdev/slashtags-sdk@1.0.0-alpha.36
+sudo -u webapp npm install @synonymdev/slashtags-auth@1.0.0-alpha.5
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diff --git a/.platform/hooks/prebuild/00_npm_install.sh b/.platform/hooks/prebuild/00_npm_install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7a0e5814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.platform/hooks/prebuild/00_npm_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd /var/app/staging
+sudo -u webapp npm install @synonymdev/slashtags-sdk@1.0.0-alpha.36
+sudo -u webapp npm install @synonymdev/slashtags-auth@1.0.0-alpha.5
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diff --git a/api/slashtags/index.js b/api/slashtags/index.js
index 31f19be0..a57bf222 100644
--- a/api/slashtags/index.js
+++ b/api/slashtags/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import models from '../models'
 import SDK, { SlashURL } from '@synonymdev/slashtags-sdk'
 import { Server } from '@synonymdev/slashtags-auth'
-import RAM from 'random-access-memory'
 
 const HOUR = 1000 * 60 * 60
 
@@ -20,10 +19,7 @@ async function createProfile (slashtag) {
 
 const slashtags = global.slashtags || (() => {
   console.log('initing slashtags')
-  const sdk = new SDK({
-    primaryKey: process.env.SLASHTAGS_SECRET ? Buffer.from(process.env.SLASHTAGS_SECRET, 'hex') : undefined,
-    storage: new RAM()
-  })
+  const sdk = new SDK({ primaryKey: process.env.SLASHTAGS_SECRET ? Buffer.from(process.env.SLASHTAGS_SECRET, 'hex') : undefined })
 
   // Get the default slashtag
   const slashtag = sdk.slashtag()