diff --git a/src/ApiRoute.php b/src/ApiRoute.php
index bab04cc..61585a9 100644
--- a/src/ApiRoute.php
+++ b/src/ApiRoute.php
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 class ApiRoute implements Bootstrap
 {
     const TAG_GROUP = '#group';
+    const TAG_ROOT  = '#root';
 
     /**
      * @var RouteCollector|null
@@ -221,7 +222,13 @@ public static function route(array|string $httpMethod, string $route, Closure $h
                 'handler'     => $handler
             ];
         }
-        self::middleware(self::getMiddlewareTag($handler), self::$_groupPrefix !== null ? self::getMiddlewares('#group') : $middlewares, $methods);
+        self::middleware(
+            self::getMiddlewareTag($handler),
+            self::getMiddlewares(self::TAG_ROOT) + (self::$_groupPrefix !== null ?
+                self::getMiddlewares(self::TAG_GROUP) :
+                $middlewares),
+            $methods
+        );
         self::$_collector->addRoute($methods, $route, $handler);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ApiServer.php b/src/ApiServer.php
index 2ffa749..5ed9406 100644
--- a/src/ApiServer.php
+++ b/src/ApiServer.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public function onWorkerStart(Worker $worker): void
                 }
             }
             if ($mid) {
-                ApiRoute::middleware(ApiRoute::TAG_GROUP, $mid);
+                ApiRoute::middleware(ApiRoute::TAG_ROOT, $mid);
             }
         }
     }