diff --git a/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/Handlers.fs b/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/Handlers.fs
index b07c59f..b3a625f 100644
--- a/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/Handlers.fs
+++ b/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/Handlers.fs
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ module private Helpers =
   /// Flip JSON result so we can pipe into it
   let asJson<'T> next ctx (o : 'T) =
     json o next ctx
+  
+  /// Work-around to let the Json.NET serializer synchronously deserialize from the request stream
+  // TODO: Remove this once there is an async serializer
+  let allowSyncIO : HttpHandler =
+    fun next ctx ->
+      match ctx.Features.Get<Features.IHttpBodyControlFeature>() with
+      | null -> ()
+      | f -> f.AllowSynchronousIO <- true
+      next ctx
 
 
 /// Strongly-typed models for post requests
@@ -156,6 +165,7 @@ module Request =
   /// POST /api/request
   let add : HttpHandler =
     authorize
+    >=> allowSyncIO
     >=> fun next ctx ->
       task {
         let! r     = ctx.BindJsonAsync<Models.Request> ()
@@ -187,6 +197,7 @@ module Request =
   /// POST /api/request/[req-id]/history
   let addHistory requestId : HttpHandler =
     authorize
+    >=> allowSyncIO
     >=> fun next ctx ->
       task {
         use sess  = session ctx
@@ -218,6 +229,7 @@ module Request =
   /// POST /api/request/[req-id]/note
   let addNote requestId : HttpHandler =
     authorize
+    >=> allowSyncIO
     >=> fun next ctx ->
       task {
         use sess  = session ctx
@@ -297,6 +309,7 @@ module Request =
   /// PATCH /api/request/[req-id]/snooze
   let snooze requestId : HttpHandler =
     authorize
+    >=> allowSyncIO
     >=> fun next ctx ->
       task {
         use sess  = session ctx
@@ -314,6 +327,7 @@ module Request =
   /// PATCH /api/request/[req-id]/recurrence
   let updateRecurrence requestId : HttpHandler =
     authorize
+    >=> allowSyncIO
     >=> fun next ctx ->
       task {
         use sess  = session ctx
diff --git a/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/MyPrayerJournal.Api.fsproj b/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/MyPrayerJournal.Api.fsproj
index a74dfd3..40bf8f3 100644
--- a/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/MyPrayerJournal.Api.fsproj
+++ b/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/MyPrayerJournal.Api.fsproj
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.2</TargetFramework>
-    <Version>2.0.1.0</Version>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Version>2.1.0.0</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="FunctionalCuid" Version="1.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Giraffe" Version="3.6.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Giraffe.TokenRouter" Version="1.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="3.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.FSharpLu" Version="0.10.29" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.FSharpLu.Json" Version="0.10.29" />
     <PackageReference Include="RavenDb.Client" Version="4.2.1" />
diff --git a/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/Program.fs b/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/Program.fs
index 563fbb7..9a40810 100644
--- a/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/Program.fs
+++ b/src/MyPrayerJournal.Api/Program.fs
@@ -90,11 +90,12 @@ module Configure =
     bldr.ConfigureServices svcs
   
   open Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
+  open Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting
 
   /// Configure logging
   let logging (bldr : IWebHostBuilder) =
     let logz (log : ILoggingBuilder) =
-      let env = log.Services.BuildServiceProvider().GetService<IHostingEnvironment> ()
+      let env = log.Services.BuildServiceProvider().GetService<IWebHostEnvironment> ()
       match env.IsDevelopment () with
       | true -> log
       | false -> log.AddFilter(fun l -> l > LogLevel.Information)
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ module Configure =
     let appConfig =
       Action<IApplicationBuilder> (
         fun (app : IApplicationBuilder) ->
-            let env = app.ApplicationServices.GetService<IHostingEnvironment> ()
+            let env = app.ApplicationServices.GetService<IWebHostEnvironment> ()
             match env.IsDevelopment () with
             | true -> app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage ()
             | false -> app.UseGiraffeErrorHandler Handlers.Error.error
diff --git a/src/app/package.json b/src/app/package.json
index 2f1451d..2c730ad 100644
--- a/src/app/package.json
+++ b/src/app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "my-prayer-journal",
-  "version": "2.0.1",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "description": "myPrayerJournal - Front End",
   "author": "Daniel J. Summers <daniel@bitbadger.solutions>",
   "private": true,