diff --git a/netlify/functions/rss-proxy/rss-proxy.js b/netlify/functions/rss-proxy/rss-proxy.js
deleted file mode 100755
index 7706c90..0000000
--- a/netlify/functions/rss-proxy/rss-proxy.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-const https = require('https')
-
-async function httpGet(url) {
-    return new Promise((resolve) => {
-        https.get(url, (response) => {
-            const chunks = []
-            response.on('data', (d) => chunks.push(d))
-            response.on('end', () => resolve(chunks.join('')))
-        })
-    })
-}
-
-const handler = async (event) => {
-    try {
-        const url = event.queryStringParameters.url
-        const proxiedResponse = await httpGet(url)
-        return {
-            statusCode: 200,
-            body: String(proxiedResponse),
-        }
-    } catch (error) {
-        return { statusCode: 500, body: error.toString() }
-    }
-}
-
-module.exports = { handler }
diff --git a/netlify/functions/rss-proxy/rss-proxy.ts b/netlify/functions/rss-proxy/rss-proxy.ts
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4eb78ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netlify/functions/rss-proxy/rss-proxy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import axios from 'axios'
+import { parseFeed } from 'htmlparser2'
+
+function processFeedXML(feed) {
+	return {
+		title: feed.title,
+		lastPull: String(Date.now()),
+		items: feed.items.reduce((items, feedItem) => {
+			items.push({
+				title: feedItem.title,
+				url: feedItem.link,
+				published: new Date(feedItem.pubDate),
+			});
+
+			return items;
+		}, []),
+	};
+}
+
+const handler = async (event) => {
+    try {
+        const url = event.queryStringParameters.url
+        const responseData = await axios.get(url)
+        const newFeedData = parseFeed(responseData.data);
+		const newFeed = processFeedXML(newFeedData);
+		const mergedFeeds = newFeed;
+
+        return {
+            statusCode: 200,
+            body: JSON.stringify(mergedFeeds),
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        return { statusCode: 500, body: error.toString() }
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = { handler }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fc5db67..8982c5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
     "@mui/icons-material": "^5.15.10",
     "@mui/material": "^5.15.10",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.20.5",
+    "axios": "^1.6.7",
     "htmlparser2": "^9.1.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@biomejs/biome": "^1.5.3",
+    "@netlify/functions": "^2.6.0",
     "@types/react": "^18",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18",
     "@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/src/hooks/useRSSFeeds.ts b/src/hooks/useRSSFeeds.ts
index da258ac..ec973c2 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useRSSFeeds.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useRSSFeeds.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { parseFeed } from "htmlparser2";
 import { useQueries } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
 import { Feed } from "../types";
@@ -26,22 +25,6 @@ function mergeFeeds(first, second) {
 	};
 }
 
-function processFeedXML(feed): Feed {
-	return {
-		title: feed.title,
-		lastPull: String(Date.now()),
-		items: feed.items.reduce((items, feedItem) => {
-			items.push({
-				title: feedItem.title,
-				url: feedItem.link,
-				published: new Date(feedItem.pubDate),
-			});
-
-			return items;
-		}, []),
-	};
-}
-
 async function fetchFeed(
 	url: string,
 	persistedData: Feed | null,
@@ -51,12 +34,10 @@ async function fetchFeed(
 	const responseData = await response.text();
 
 	try {
-		const newFeedData = parseFeed(responseData);
-		const newFeed = processFeedXML(newFeedData);
+		const fetched = JSON.parse(responseData);
 		const mergedFeeds = persistedData
-			? mergeFeeds(persistedData, newFeed)
-			: newFeed;
-
+			? mergeFeeds(persistedData, fetched)
+			: fetched;
 		return mergedFeeds;
 	} catch (e) {
 		if (isDev()) {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 483cff9..8541d3c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2944,6 +2944,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@netlify/functions@npm:^2.6.0":
+  version: 2.6.0
+  resolution: "@netlify/functions@npm:2.6.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@netlify/serverless-functions-api": "npm:1.14.0"
+  checksum: 10/77afb7ffb20ed4f7b732a82a4c32e59f447119d5557ce157566e4a9e8f8f5ca34666e68daf6e0d1cfbee7170756e6acaa6dad3fdb03e8165ed77c2a367271105
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@netlify/git-utils@npm:^5.1.1":
   version: 5.1.1
   resolution: "@netlify/git-utils@npm:5.1.1"
@@ -3149,7 +3158,7 @@ __metadata:
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-"@netlify/serverless-functions-api@npm:^1.14.0":
+"@netlify/serverless-functions-api@npm:1.14.0, @netlify/serverless-functions-api@npm:^1.14.0":
   version: 1.14.0
   resolution: "@netlify/serverless-functions-api@npm:1.14.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -4733,6 +4742,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"asynckit@npm:^0.4.0":
+  version: 0.4.0
+  resolution: "asynckit@npm:0.4.0"
+  checksum: 10/3ce727cbc78f69d6a4722517a58ee926c8c21083633b1d3fdf66fd688f6c127a53a592141bd4866f9b63240a86e9d8e974b13919450bd17fa33c2d22c4558ad8
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "atob@npm:^2.1.2":
   version: 2.1.2
   resolution: "atob@npm:2.1.2"
@@ -4760,6 +4776,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"axios@npm:^1.6.7":
+  version: 1.6.7
+  resolution: "axios@npm:1.6.7"
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects: "npm:^1.15.4"
+    form-data: "npm:^4.0.0"
+    proxy-from-env: "npm:^1.1.0"
+  checksum: 10/a1932b089ece759cd261f175d9ebf4d41c8994cf0c0767cda86055c7a19bcfdade8ae3464bf4cec4c8b142f4a657dc664fb77a41855e8376cf38b86d7a86518f
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "b4a@npm:^1.6.4":
   version: 1.6.6
   resolution: "b4a@npm:1.6.6"
@@ -5750,6 +5777,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"combined-stream@npm:^1.0.8":
+  version: 1.0.8
+  resolution: "combined-stream@npm:1.0.8"
+  dependencies:
+    delayed-stream: "npm:~1.0.0"
+  checksum: 10/2e969e637d05d09fa50b02d74c83a1186f6914aae89e6653b62595cc75a221464f884f55f231b8f4df7a49537fba60bdc0427acd2bf324c09a1dbb84837e36e4
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "commander@npm:10.0.1, commander@npm:^10.0.1":
   version: 10.0.1
   resolution: "commander@npm:10.0.1"
@@ -6310,6 +6346,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"delayed-stream@npm:~1.0.0":
+  version: 1.0.0
+  resolution: "delayed-stream@npm:1.0.0"
+  checksum: 10/46fe6e83e2cb1d85ba50bd52803c68be9bd953282fa7096f51fc29edd5d67ff84ff753c51966061e5ba7cb5e47ef6d36a91924eddb7f3f3483b1c560f77a0020
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "delegates@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.0
   resolution: "delegates@npm:1.0.0"
@@ -7679,13 +7722,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"follow-redirects@npm:^1.0.0":
-  version: 1.14.1
-  resolution: "follow-redirects@npm:1.14.1"
+"follow-redirects@npm:^1.0.0, follow-redirects@npm:^1.15.4":
+  version: 1.15.5
+  resolution: "follow-redirects@npm:1.15.5"
   peerDependenciesMeta:
     debug:
       optional: true
-  checksum: 10/e23bc0e42901016b563fb9356525c55f583c112b93ab623ea917596acac1e27250efdaf069bdcbc7f404b8cf4689c75769b16b47a0f3697201d2398f8054c7e5
+  checksum: 10/d467f13c1c6aa734599b8b369cd7a625b20081af358f6204ff515f6f4116eb440de9c4e0c49f10798eeb0df26c95dd05d5e0d9ddc5786ab1a8a8abefe92929b4
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -7703,6 +7746,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"form-data@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.0
+  resolution: "form-data@npm:4.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    asynckit: "npm:^0.4.0"
+    combined-stream: "npm:^1.0.8"
+    mime-types: "npm:^2.1.12"
+  checksum: 10/7264aa760a8cf09482816d8300f1b6e2423de1b02bba612a136857413fdc96d7178298ced106817655facc6b89036c6e12ae31c9eb5bdc16aabf502ae8a5d805
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "formdata-polyfill@npm:^4.0.10":
   version: 4.0.10
   resolution: "formdata-polyfill@npm:4.0.10"
@@ -10366,7 +10420,7 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"mime-types@npm:~2.1.24, mime-types@npm:~2.1.34":
+"mime-types@npm:^2.1.12, mime-types@npm:~2.1.24, mime-types@npm:~2.1.34":
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   resolution: "mime-types@npm:2.1.35"
   dependencies:
@@ -12036,6 +12090,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"proxy-from-env@npm:^1.1.0":
+  version: 1.1.0
+  resolution: "proxy-from-env@npm:1.1.0"
+  checksum: 10/f0bb4a87cfd18f77bc2fba23ae49c3b378fb35143af16cc478171c623eebe181678f09439707ad80081d340d1593cd54a33a0113f3ccb3f4bc9451488780ee23
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "ps-list@npm:^8.0.0":
   version: 8.1.1
   resolution: "ps-list@npm:8.1.1"
@@ -12739,11 +12800,13 @@ __metadata:
     "@emotion/styled": "npm:^11.11.0"
     "@mui/icons-material": "npm:^5.15.10"
     "@mui/material": "npm:^5.15.10"
+    "@netlify/functions": "npm:^2.6.0"
     "@tanstack/react-query": "npm:^5.20.5"
     "@types/react": "npm:^18"
     "@types/react-dom": "npm:^18"
     "@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl": "npm:^1.1.0"
     "@vitejs/plugin-legacy": "npm:^5.3.0"
+    axios: "npm:^1.6.7"
     htmlparser2: "npm:^9.1.0"
     jest: "npm:29.3.1"
     netlify-cli: "npm:^17.16.2"