diff --git a/commentManager.js b/commentManager.js
index a4a28ac8..1f707e34 100644
--- a/commentManager.js
+++ b/commentManager.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const _ = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/underscore');
+const _ = require('underscore');
 const db = require('ep_etherpad-lite/node/db/DB');
 const log4js = require('ep_etherpad-lite/node_modules/log4js');
 const randomString = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').randomString;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9e0b765b..53b5588d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const settings = require('ep_etherpad-lite/node/utils/Settings');
 const formidable = require('formidable');
 const commentManager = require('./commentManager');
 const apiUtils = require('./apiUtils');
-const _ = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/underscore');
+const _ = require('underscore');
 const readOnlyManager = require('ep_etherpad-lite/node/db/ReadOnlyManager.js');
 
 let io;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 72681df0..f3227b56 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1825,6 +1825,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-4dbzIzqvjtgiM5rw1k5rEHtBANKmdudhGyBEajN01fEyhaAIhsoKNy6y7+IN93IfpFtwY9iqi7kD+xwKhQsNJA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "underscore": {
+      "version": "1.12.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore/-/underscore-1.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-21rQzss/XPMjolTiIezSu3JAjgagXKROtNrYFEOWK109qY1Uv2tVjPTZ1ci2HgvQDA16gHYSthQIJfB+XId/rQ=="
+    },
     "uri-js": {
       "version": "4.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uri-js/-/uri-js-4.4.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1252f977..3df3de39 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "cheerio": "^0.22.0",
-    "formidable": "^1.2.2"
+    "formidable": "^1.2.2",
+    "underscore": "*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^7.18.0",
diff --git a/static/js/copyPasteEvents.js b/static/js/copyPasteEvents.js
index 51222dff..71c7ca4a 100644
--- a/static/js/copyPasteEvents.js
+++ b/static/js/copyPasteEvents.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const _ = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/underscore');
+const _ = require('underscore');
 const randomString = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').randomString;
 const shared = require('./shared');
 
diff --git a/static/js/index.js b/static/js/index.js
index 7dbf9d15..2f10cb44 100644
--- a/static/js/index.js
+++ b/static/js/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 */
 
 
-const _ = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/underscore');
+const _ = require('underscore');
 const browser = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/browser');
 const commentBoxes = require('ep_comments_page/static/js/commentBoxes');
 const commentIcons = require('ep_comments_page/static/js/commentIcons');