diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 98f5674d3cf..a3b39a30045 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
 
     config.autoload_once_paths << Rails.root.join("lib", "vmdb", "console_methods.rb").to_s
 
-    config.middleware.use 'RequestStartedOnMiddleware'
+    require_relative '../lib/request_started_on_middleware'
+    config.middleware.use RequestStartedOnMiddleware
 
     # config.eager_load_paths accepts an array of paths from which Rails will eager load on boot if cache classes is enabled.
     # Defaults to every folder in the app directory of the application.