diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/graphql-schema.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/graphql-schema.ts
index 764b170a..a69aeb34 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/graphql-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/graphql-schema.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
-import { buildSchema } from 'graphql';
+import { GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLSchema, GraphQLString, GraphQLList } from 'graphql';
+import getApps from './queries/get-apps';
 
-const graphQLSchema = buildSchema(`
-  type Query {
-    getApps(name: String): [String!]
+const queryType = new GraphQLObjectType({
+  name: 'Query',
+  fields: {
+    getApps: {
+      type: GraphQLList(GraphQLString),
+      args: {
+        name: { type: GraphQLString }
+      },
+      resolve: (_, { name }) => getApps(name)
+    }
   }
-`);
+});
+
+var graphQLSchema = new GraphQLSchema({
+  query: queryType,
+});
 
 export default graphQLSchema;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/queries/get-apps.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/queries/get-apps.ts
index 52a118fd..5b45c95b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/queries/get-apps.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/queries/get-apps.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import App from '../../models/app';
 
-type Params = {
-  name: string
-}
-
-const getApps = (params: Params) => {
-  return App.findAll(params.name)
+const getApps = (name: string) => {
+  return App.findAll(name)
 }
 
 export default getApps;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/helpers/graphql-instance.ts b/packages/backend/src/helpers/graphql-instance.ts
index 3d38a41f..27d521a8 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/helpers/graphql-instance.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/helpers/graphql-instance.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import graphQLSchema from '../graphql/graphql-schema'
 
 const graphQLInstance = graphqlHTTP({
   schema: graphQLSchema,
-  rootValue: rootResolver,
   graphiql: true,
 })