diff --git a/internal/routes.go b/internal/routes.go
index 8536ffb..aa3e4f0 100644
--- a/internal/routes.go
+++ b/internal/routes.go
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) Initialize() *mux.Router {
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatal("Error: %v", err)
 	}
-	m := dynamicMiddlewares
 	if len(gateway.Redis.Addr) != 0 {
 		redisBased = true
 	}
@@ -126,89 +125,7 @@ func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) Initialize() *mux.Router {
 				cors:               route.Cors,
 				insecureSkipVerify: route.InsecureSkipVerify,
 			}
-			// Apply middlewares to the route
-			for _, middleware := range route.Middlewares {
-				// Apply common exploits to the route
-				// Enable common exploits
-				if route.BlockCommonExploits {
-					logger.Info("Block common exploits enabled")
-					router.Use(middlewares.BlockExploitsMiddleware)
-				}
-				id := string(rune(rIndex))
-				if len(route.Name) != 0 {
-					// Use route name as ID
-					id = util.Slug(route.Name)
-				}
-				// Apply route rate limit
-				if route.RateLimit != 0 {
-					rateLimit := middlewares.RateLimit{
-						Unit:       "minute",
-						Id:         id, // Use route index as ID
-						Requests:   route.RateLimit,
-						Origins:    route.Cors.Origins,
-						Hosts:      route.Hosts,
-						RedisBased: redisBased,
-					}
-					limiter := rateLimit.NewRateLimiterWindow()
-					// Add rate limit middlewares
-					router.Use(limiter.RateLimitMiddleware())
-				}
-				if len(middleware) != 0 {
-					// Get Access middlewares if it does exist
-					accessMiddleware, err := getMiddleware([]string{middleware}, m)
-					if err != nil {
-						logger.Error("Error: %v", err.Error())
-					} else {
-						// Apply access middlewares
-						if accessMiddleware.Type == AccessMiddleware {
-							blM := middlewares.AccessListMiddleware{
-								Path: route.Path,
-								List: accessMiddleware.Paths,
-							}
-							r.Use(blM.AccessMiddleware)
-
-						}
-
-						// Apply Rate limit middleware
-						if slices.Contains(RateLimitMiddleware, accessMiddleware.Type) {
-							rateLimitMid, err := rateLimitMiddleware(accessMiddleware.Rule)
-							if err != nil {
-								logger.Error("Error: %v", err.Error())
-							}
-							if rateLimitMid.RequestsPerUnit != 0 && route.RateLimit == 0 {
-								rateLimit := middlewares.RateLimit{
-									Unit:       rateLimitMid.Unit,
-									Id:         id, // Use route index as ID
-									Requests:   rateLimitMid.RequestsPerUnit,
-									Origins:    route.Cors.Origins,
-									Hosts:      route.Hosts,
-									RedisBased: redisBased,
-									PathBased:  true,
-									Paths:      util.AddPrefixPath(route.Path, accessMiddleware.Paths),
-								}
-								limiter := rateLimit.NewRateLimiterWindow()
-								// Add rate limit middlewares
-								router.Use(limiter.RateLimitMiddleware())
-
-							}
-
-						}
-
-					}
-					// Get route authentication middlewares if it does exist
-					routeMiddleware, err := getMiddleware([]string{middleware}, m)
-					if err != nil {
-						// Error: middlewares not found
-						logger.Error("Error: %v", err.Error())
-					} else {
-						attachAuthMiddlewares(route, routeMiddleware, gateway, router)
-					}
-				} else {
-					logger.Error("Error, middlewares path is empty")
-					logger.Error("Middleware ignored")
-				}
-			}
-
+			attachMiddlewares(rIndex, route, gateway, router)
 			// Apply route Cors
 			router.Use(CORSHandler(route.Cors))
 			if gateway.EnableMetrics {
@@ -257,6 +174,92 @@ func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) Initialize() *mux.Router {
 
 }
 
+// attachMiddlewares attach middlewares to the route
+func attachMiddlewares(rIndex int, route Route, gateway Gateway, router *mux.Router) {
+	// Apply middlewares to the route
+	for _, middleware := range route.Middlewares {
+		// Apply common exploits to the route
+		// Enable common exploits
+		if route.BlockCommonExploits {
+			logger.Info("Block common exploits enabled")
+			router.Use(middlewares.BlockExploitsMiddleware)
+		}
+		id := string(rune(rIndex))
+		if len(route.Name) != 0 {
+			// Use route name as ID
+			id = util.Slug(route.Name)
+		}
+		// Apply route rate limit
+		if route.RateLimit != 0 {
+			rateLimit := middlewares.RateLimit{
+				Unit:       "minute",
+				Id:         id, // Use route index as ID
+				Requests:   route.RateLimit,
+				Origins:    route.Cors.Origins,
+				Hosts:      route.Hosts,
+				RedisBased: redisBased,
+			}
+			limiter := rateLimit.NewRateLimiterWindow()
+			// Add rate limit middlewares
+			router.Use(limiter.RateLimitMiddleware())
+		}
+		if len(middleware) != 0 {
+			// Get Access middlewares if it does exist
+			accessMiddleware, err := getMiddleware([]string{middleware}, dynamicMiddlewares)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Error("Error: %v", err.Error())
+			} else {
+				// Apply access middlewares
+				if accessMiddleware.Type == AccessMiddleware {
+					blM := middlewares.AccessListMiddleware{
+						Path: route.Path,
+						List: accessMiddleware.Paths,
+					}
+					router.Use(blM.AccessMiddleware)
+				}
+
+				// Apply Rate limit middleware
+				if slices.Contains(RateLimitMiddleware, accessMiddleware.Type) {
+					rateLimitMid, err := rateLimitMiddleware(accessMiddleware.Rule)
+					if err != nil {
+						logger.Error("Error: %v", err.Error())
+					}
+					if rateLimitMid.RequestsPerUnit != 0 && route.RateLimit == 0 {
+						rateLimit := middlewares.RateLimit{
+							Unit:       rateLimitMid.Unit,
+							Id:         id, // Use route index as ID
+							Requests:   rateLimitMid.RequestsPerUnit,
+							Origins:    route.Cors.Origins,
+							Hosts:      route.Hosts,
+							RedisBased: redisBased,
+							PathBased:  true,
+							Paths:      util.AddPrefixPath(route.Path, accessMiddleware.Paths),
+						}
+						limiter := rateLimit.NewRateLimiterWindow()
+						// Add rate limit middlewares
+						router.Use(limiter.RateLimitMiddleware())
+
+					}
+
+				}
+
+			}
+			// Get route authentication middlewares if it does exist
+			routeMiddleware, err := getMiddleware([]string{middleware}, dynamicMiddlewares)
+			if err != nil {
+				// Error: middlewares not found
+				logger.Error("Error: %v", err.Error())
+			} else {
+				attachAuthMiddlewares(route, routeMiddleware, gateway, router)
+			}
+		} else {
+			logger.Error("Error, middlewares path is empty")
+			logger.Error("Middleware ignored")
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
 func attachAuthMiddlewares(route Route, routeMiddleware Middleware, gateway Gateway, r *mux.Router) {
 	// Check Authentication middleware types
 	switch routeMiddleware.Type {