diff --git a/src/HTTPure.purs b/src/HTTPure.purs
index 897fe2a..b60b0fe 100644
--- a/src/HTTPure.purs
+++ b/src/HTTPure.purs
@@ -47,7 +47,19 @@ import HTTPurple.Query (Query)
 import HTTPurple.Request (ExtRequest, Request, RequestR, fullPath)
 import HTTPurple.Response (Response, ResponseM, accepted, accepted', alreadyReported, alreadyReported', badGateway, badGateway', badRequest, badRequest', conflict, conflict', continue, continue', created, created', emptyResponse, emptyResponse', expectationFailed, expectationFailed', failedDependency, failedDependency', forbidden, forbidden', found, found', gatewayTimeout, gatewayTimeout', gone, gone', hTTPVersionNotSupported, hTTPVersionNotSupported', iMUsed, iMUsed', imATeapot, imATeapot', insufficientStorage, insufficientStorage', internalServerError, internalServerError', lengthRequired, lengthRequired', locked, locked', loopDetected, loopDetected', methodNotAllowed, methodNotAllowed', misdirectedRequest, misdirectedRequest', movedPermanently, movedPermanently', multiStatus, multiStatus', multipleChoices, multipleChoices', networkAuthenticationRequired, networkAuthenticationRequired', noContent, noContent', nonAuthoritativeInformation, nonAuthoritativeInformation', notAcceptable, notAcceptable', notExtended, notExtended', notFound, notFound', notImplemented, notImplemented', notModified, notModified', ok, ok', partialContent, partialContent', payloadTooLarge, payloadTooLarge', paymentRequired, paymentRequired', permanentRedirect, permanentRedirect', preconditionFailed, preconditionFailed', preconditionRequired, preconditionRequired', processing, processing', proxyAuthenticationRequired, proxyAuthenticationRequired', rangeNotSatisfiable, rangeNotSatisfiable', requestHeaderFieldsTooLarge, requestHeaderFieldsTooLarge', requestTimeout, requestTimeout', resetContent, resetContent', response, response', seeOther, seeOther', serviceUnavailable, serviceUnavailable', switchingProtocols, switchingProtocols', temporaryRedirect, temporaryRedirect', tooManyRequests, tooManyRequests', uRITooLong, uRITooLong', unauthorized, unauthorized', unavailableForLegalReasons, unavailableForLegalReasons', unprocessableEntity, unprocessableEntity', unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType', upgradeRequired, upgradeRequired', useProxy, useProxy', variantAlsoNegotiates, variantAlsoNegotiates')
 import HTTPurple.Routes (type (<+>), catchAll, combineRoutes, mkRoute, orElse, (<+>))
-import HTTPurple.Server (ServerM, serve)
+import HTTPurple.Server
+  ( BasicRoutingSettings
+  , ClosingHandler(..)
+  , ExtRoutingSettings
+  , ListenOptions
+  , ListenOptionsR
+  , MiddlewareSettingsR
+  , RoutingSettingsR
+  , ServerM
+  , defaultMiddlewareErrorHandler
+  , serve
+  , serveNodeMiddleware
+  )
 import HTTPurple.Status (Status)
 import HTTPurple.Validation (fromValidated, fromValidatedE)
 import Routing.Duplex (class RouteDuplexBuildParams, class RouteDuplexParams, RouteDuplex(..), RouteDuplex', as, boolean, buildParams, default, end, flag, int, many, many1, optional, param, params, parse, path, prefix, print, prop, record, rest, root, segment, string, suffix, (:=))
diff --git a/src/HTTPurple/Server.purs b/src/HTTPurple/Server.purs
index f11cdf5..ba89b5f 100644
--- a/src/HTTPurple/Server.purs
+++ b/src/HTTPurple/Server.purs
@@ -135,6 +135,21 @@ handleExtRequest { route, router, notFoundHandler } req resp = do
   httpurpleResp <- (notFoundHandler ||| onError500 router) httpurpleReq
   send resp httpurpleResp
 
+handleRequest ::
+  forall ctx ctxRL thru route.
+  Union ctx thru ctx =>
+  RowToList ctx ctxRL =>
+  Extra.Keys ctxRL =>
+  Nub (RequestR route ctx) (RequestR route ctx) =>
+  { route :: RD.RouteDuplex' route
+  , router :: ExtRequestNT route ctx -> ResponseM
+  , notFoundHandler :: Request Unit -> ResponseM
+  } ->
+  HTTP.Request ->
+  HTTP.Response ->
+  Effect Unit
+handleRequest settings request response = void $ runAff (\_ -> pure unit) $ handleExtRequest settings request response
+
 handleExtRequestWithMiddleware ::
   forall input output outputRL thru route.
   Union output thru output =>
@@ -142,17 +157,14 @@ handleExtRequestWithMiddleware ::
   Extra.Keys outputRL =>
   Nub (RequestR route output) (RequestR route output) =>
   { route :: RD.RouteDuplex' route
-  , nodeMiddleware :: Maybe (NodeMiddlewareStack input output)
+  , nodeMiddleware :: NodeMiddlewareStack input output
   , router :: ExtRequestNT route output -> ResponseM
   , notFoundHandler :: Request Unit -> ResponseM
   } ->
   HTTP.Request ->
   HTTP.Response ->
   Effect Unit
-
-handleExtRequestWithMiddleware { route, nodeMiddleware: Nothing, router, notFoundHandler } req resp = void $ runAff (\_ -> pure unit) $
-  handleExtRequest { route, router, notFoundHandler } req resp
-handleExtRequestWithMiddleware { route, nodeMiddleware: Just (NodeMiddlewareStack middleware), router, notFoundHandler } req resp = void $ runAff (\_ -> pure unit) $ do
+handleExtRequestWithMiddleware { route, nodeMiddleware: NodeMiddlewareStack middleware, router, notFoundHandler } req resp = void $ runAff (\_ -> pure unit) $ do
   eff <- liftEffect $ flip runContT (coerce >>> pure) $ middleware (MiddlewareResult { request: req, response: resp, middlewareResult: NotCalled })
   executeHandler eff
   where
@@ -187,12 +199,12 @@ serveInternal ::
   Extra.Keys outputRL =>
   Nub (RequestR route output) (RequestR route output) =>
   { | from } ->
+  Maybe (NodeMiddlewareStack input output) ->
   { route :: RD.RouteDuplex' route
-  , nodeMiddleware :: Maybe (NodeMiddlewareStack input output)
   , router :: ExtRequestNT route output -> ResponseM
   } ->
   ServerM
-serveInternal inputOptions settings = do
+serveInternal inputOptions maybeNodeMiddleware settings = do
   let
     filledOptions :: ListenOptions
     filledOptions = justifill inputOptions
@@ -210,6 +222,9 @@ serveInternal inputOptions settings = do
 
     routingSettings = merge settings { notFoundHandler: fromMaybe defaultNotFoundHandler filledOptions.notFoundHandler }
 
+    handler = case maybeNodeMiddleware of
+      Just nodeMiddleware -> handleExtRequestWithMiddleware $ merge routingSettings { nodeMiddleware }
+      Nothing -> handleRequest routingSettings
     sslOptions = { certFile: _, keyFile: _ } <$> filledOptions.certFile <*> filledOptions.keyFile
   server <- case sslOptions of
     Just { certFile, keyFile } ->
@@ -217,8 +232,8 @@ serveInternal inputOptions settings = do
         cert' <- readTextFile UTF8 certFile
         key' <- readTextFile UTF8 keyFile
         let sslOpts = key := keyString key' <> cert := certString cert'
-        HTTPS.createServer sslOpts (handleExtRequestWithMiddleware routingSettings)
-    Nothing -> HTTP.createServer (handleExtRequestWithMiddleware routingSettings)
+        HTTPS.createServer sslOpts handler
+    Nothing -> HTTP.createServer handler
   listen server options onStarted
   let closingHandler = close server
   registerClosingHandler filledOptions.closingHandler closingHandler
@@ -235,9 +250,9 @@ serve ::
   ServerM
 serve inputOptions { route, router } = do
   let
-    extendedSettings = { route, router: asExtended router, nodeMiddleware: Nothing }
+    extendedSettings = { route, router: asExtended router }
 
-  serveInternal inputOptions extendedSettings
+  serveInternal inputOptions Nothing extendedSettings
 
 serveNodeMiddleware ::
   forall route from fromRL via missing missingList input output outputRL thru.
@@ -255,9 +270,9 @@ serveNodeMiddleware ::
   ServerM
 serveNodeMiddleware inputOptions { route, router, nodeMiddleware } = do
   let
-    extendedSettings = { route, router: asExtended router, nodeMiddleware: Just nodeMiddleware }
+    extendedSettings = { route, router: asExtended router }
 
-  serveInternal inputOptions extendedSettings
+  serveInternal inputOptions (Just nodeMiddleware) extendedSettings
 
 registerClosingHandler :: Maybe ClosingHandler -> (Effect Unit -> Effect Unit) -> ServerM
 registerClosingHandler (Just NoClosingHandler) closingHandler = pure closingHandler