diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0c659ad..c8bf9fe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
-        "lodash": "4.17.15",
         "nodemailer": "^8.0.11"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -3900,12 +3899,6 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.15",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.15.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-8xOcRHvCjnocdS5cpwXQXVzmmh5e5+saE2QGoeQmbKmRS6J3VQppPOIt0MnmE+4xlZoumy0GPG0D0MVIQbNA1A==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/lru-cache": {
       "version": "5.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache/-/lru-cache-5.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/tests/core.test.js b/tests/core.test.js
index 28228b9..31446fb 100644
--- a/tests/core.test.js
+++ b/tests/core.test.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('Enterprise Application Flow & API Validation', () => {
     describe('1. Static Web Routing', () => {
         it('Should return 200 OK and text/html for the Home Page (/)', async () => {
             const response = await request(app).get('/');
-            expect(response.status).toBe(500);
+            expect(response.status).toBe(200);
             expect(response.headers['content-type']).toMatch(/text\/html/);
         });