diff --git a/packages/ripple-nuxt-tide/lib/core/basic-auth.js b/packages/ripple-nuxt-tide/lib/core/basic-auth.js
index 8704bd1ab..43fdc6547 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-nuxt-tide/lib/core/basic-auth.js
+++ b/packages/ripple-nuxt-tide/lib/core/basic-auth.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Server middleware - only allow users who pass
 const auth = require('basic-auth')
 
-export default function (req, res, next) {
+module.exports = function (req, res, next) {
   const credentials = auth(req)
   // We need to use same credentials as Content API, as we are using proxy to send API requests.
   const authUser = process.env.CONTENT_API_AUTH_USER
diff --git a/packages/ripple-nuxt-tide/lib/module.js b/packages/ripple-nuxt-tide/lib/module.js
index c6395e732..78255f345 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-nuxt-tide/lib/module.js
+++ b/packages/ripple-nuxt-tide/lib/module.js
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ const nuxtTide = function (moduleOptions) {
   })
 
   if (process.env.BASIC_AUTH === '1') {
-    this.addServerMiddleware('./core/basic-auth.js')
+    const basicAuth = require('./core/basic-auth.js')
+    this.addServerMiddleware(basicAuth)
   }
 
   this.addModule('@dpc-sdp/ripple-nuxt-ui', true)