diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d94c22b..c02fd60 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "minecraft-server-util": "^5.4.3",
-    "modern-rcon": "^1.2.1",
+    "rcon-client": "^4.2.3",
     "dockerode": "^4.0.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/index.js b/backend/src/index.js
index 2341e56..1180fa5 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import cors from 'cors';
 import { status } from 'minecraft-server-util';
-import Rcon from 'modern-rcon';
+import { Rcon } from 'rcon-client';
 import Docker from 'dockerode';
 
 const app = express();
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ app.get('/api/status', async (req, res) => {
 
     // Try to get additional info via RCON if server is online
     try {
-      const rcon = new Rcon(MINECRAFT_HOST, RCON_PORT, RCON_PASSWORD);
-      await rcon.connect();
+      const rcon = await Rcon.connect({
+        host: MINECRAFT_HOST,
+        port: RCON_PORT,
+        password: RCON_PASSWORD
+      });
       
       // Get player list
       const listResponse = await rcon.send('list');
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ app.get('/api/status', async (req, res) => {
         // spark might not be installed
       }
 
-      await rcon.disconnect();
+      rcon.end();
     } catch (rconError) {
       console.error('RCON error:', rconError.message);
     }
@@ -127,11 +130,14 @@ app.post('/api/server/stop', async (req, res) => {
 
     // Try graceful shutdown via RCON first
     try {
-      const rcon = new Rcon(MINECRAFT_HOST, RCON_PORT, RCON_PASSWORD);
-      await rcon.connect();
+      const rcon = await Rcon.connect({
+        host: MINECRAFT_HOST,
+        port: RCON_PORT,
+        password: RCON_PASSWORD
+      });
       await rcon.send('save-all');
       await rcon.send('stop');
-      await rcon.disconnect();
+      rcon.end();
     } catch (rconError) {
       console.error('RCON shutdown error, using docker stop:', rconError.message);
       await container.stop({ t: 30 }); // 30 second timeout