diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/.eslintrc.js b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/.eslintrc.js
index 8f5aedb71..259de13c7 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/.eslintrc.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module.exports = {
   parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser',
   parserOptions: {
     project: 'tsconfig.json',
-    tsconfigRootDir : __dirname, 
+    tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
     sourceType: 'module',
   },
   plugins: ['@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin'],
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/.prettierrc b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/.prettierrc
index dcb72794f..a20502b7f 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/.prettierrc
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/.prettierrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "singleQuote": true,
   "trailingComma": "all"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/Dockerfile b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/Dockerfile
index 48bc5a2c3..ab0c88f42 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/Dockerfile
@@ -5,16 +5,11 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 # # Install pnpm
 RUN npm i -g pnpm
 
-# # NPM package install
-# COPY package*.json ./
-# RUN pnpm install
-
-
 # Prisma bits
 COPY prisma ./
 RUN pnpx prisma generate
 
-
+# # NPM package install
 COPY . .
 RUN pnpm i
 
@@ -25,6 +20,4 @@ ENV APP_PORT=${PORT}
 ENV DB_URL=${DATABASE_URL}
 ENV PRODUCTION=true
 
-#ENV FB_SERVICE_KEY_PATH="secrets/fb-service-key.json"
-# CMD ["pnpm", "run", "start:dev"]
 CMD ["pnpm", "run", "start"]
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/docker-compose.yml b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/docker-compose.yml
index f4e51f3bd..9b22e6f75 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ services:
       - PRODUCTION=false
       - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:testpass@dev-db:5432/hoppscotch?connect_timeout=300
       - PORT=3000
-#    volumes:
-#      - .:/usr/src/app
+    volumes:
+      - .:/usr/src/app
+      - /usr/src/app/node_modules/
     depends_on:
       - dev-db
     ports:
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.controller.spec.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.controller.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d22f3890a..000000000
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.controller.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import { Test, TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
-import { AppController } from './app.controller';
-import { AppService } from './app.service';
-
-describe('AppController', () => {
-  let appController: AppController;
-
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    const app: TestingModule = await Test.createTestingModule({
-      controllers: [AppController],
-      providers: [AppService],
-    }).compile();
-
-    appController = app.get<AppController>(AppController);
-  });
-
-  describe('root', () => {
-    it('should return "Hello World!"', () => {
-      expect(appController.getHello()).toBe('Hello World!');
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.controller.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.controller.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cce879ee6..000000000
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.controller.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { Controller, Get } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { AppService } from './app.service';
-
-@Controller()
-export class AppController {
-  constructor(private readonly appService: AppService) {}
-
-  @Get()
-  getHello(): string {
-    return this.appService.getHello();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.resolver.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.resolver.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f16f8b565..000000000
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.resolver.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { Query, Resolver } from '@nestjs/graphql';
-import { AppService } from './app.service';
-
-@Resolver((of) => String)
-export class AppResolver {
-  constructor(private appService: AppService) {}
-
-  @Query((returns) => String)
-  async author() {
-    return this.appService.getHello();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.service.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.service.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 927d7cca0..000000000
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.service.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-
-@Injectable()
-export class AppService {
-  getHello(): string {
-    return 'Hello World!';
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts
index 5c4786c2a..98a2ff179 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   } else {
     console.log('Enabling CORS with production settings');
 
-    // HACK: Temporary fix for Liyas to work on production directly :P
-    /*
-    app.enableCors({
-      origin: /hoppscotch\.io$/
-    });
-    */
-
     app.enableCors({
       origin: true,
     });
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
index cdbd63f31..d913be01d 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
@@ -6,20 +6,10 @@ import { GqlUser } from '../decorators/gql-user.decorator';
 
 @Resolver(() => User)
 export class UserResolver {
+  // TODO: remove the eslint-disable line below once dependencies are added to user.service file
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
   constructor() {}
 
-  // Query
-  // @Query(() => User, {
-  //   nullable: true,
-  //   description: 'Finds a user by their UID or null if no match',
-  //   deprecationReason:
-  //     'Deprecated due to privacy concerns. Try to get the user from the context-relevant queries',
-  // })
-  // async user(@Args({ name: 'uid', type: () => ID }) uid: string): Promise<User | null> {
-  //   return this.userService.getUserForUID(uid);
-  // }
-
   @Query(() => User, {
     description:
       "Gives details of the user executing this query (pass Authorization 'Bearer' header)",
@@ -29,29 +19,12 @@ export class UserResolver {
     return user;
   }
 
-  //   // Mutation
-  //   @Mutation(() => Boolean, {
-  //     description: 'Delete an user account',
-  //   })
-  //   @UseGuards(GqlAuthGuard)
-  //   deleteUser(
-  //     @GqlUser() user:User
-  //   ): Promise<boolean> {
-  //     return pipe(
-  //       this.userService.deleteUserByUID(user),
-  //       TE.map(() => true),
-  //       TE.mapLeft((message) => message.toString()),
-  //       TE.getOrElse(throwErr)
-  //     )();
-  //   }
-  //
-  //   // Subscription
-  //   @Subscription(() => User, {
-  //     description: 'Listen for user deletion',
-  //     resolve: (value) => value,
-  //   })
-  //   @UseGuards(GqlAuthGuard)
-  //   userDeleted(@GqlUser() user: User): AsyncIterator<User> {
-  //     return this.pubsub.asyncIterator(`user/${user.uid}/deleted`);
-  //   }
+  @Query(() => User, {
+    description:
+      "Gives details of the user executing this query (pass Authorization 'Bearer' header)",
+  })
+  @UseGuards(GqlAuthGuard)
+  me2(@GqlUser() user: User): User {
+    return user;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/utils.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/utils.ts
index 061ddeef1..a4756f5e6 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/utils.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import * as TE from 'fp-ts/TaskEither';
 import * as T from 'fp-ts/Task';
 import { User } from './user/user.model';
 import * as A from 'fp-ts/Array';
-// import { Reflector } from '@nestjs/core';
-// import { TeamMemberRole } from './team/team.model';
 
 /**
  * A workaround to throw an exception in an expression.