diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index b7baf18..c5c1899 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -20,10 +20,3 @@ func registerProtocolSubdomain(portal interfaces.Portal, mux *httprouter.Router,
 
 	(*router)[name+"."+domain] = mux
 }
-func ApplyMiddlewares(handler jape.Handler, middlewares ...MiddlewareFunc) jape.Handler {
-	// Apply each middleware in reverse order
-	for i := len(middlewares) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		handler = middlewares[i](handler)
-	}
-	return handler
-}
diff --git a/api/middleware/s5.go b/api/middleware/s5.go
index c8789ab..fe22c52 100644
--- a/api/middleware/s5.go
+++ b/api/middleware/s5.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package middleware
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/api"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/interfaces"
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	"go.sia.tech/jape"
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ func BuildS5TusApi(portal interfaces.Portal) jape.Handler {
 	})
 
 	// Apply the middlewares to the tusJapeHandler
-	tusHandler := api.ApplyMiddlewares(tusJapeHandler, adaptedTusMiddleware, authMiddlewareFunc, protocolMiddleware)
+	tusHandler := ApplyMiddlewares(tusJapeHandler, adaptedTusMiddleware, authMiddlewareFunc, protocolMiddleware)
 
 	return tusHandler
 }
diff --git a/api/middleware/util.go b/api/middleware/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80a2783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/middleware/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/api"
+	"go.sia.tech/jape"
+)
+
+func ApplyMiddlewares(handler jape.Handler, middlewares ...api.MiddlewareFunc) jape.Handler {
+	// Apply each middleware in reverse order
+	for i := len(middlewares) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		handler = middlewares[i](handler)
+	}
+	return handler
+}