diff --git a/lib/api/index.js b/lib/api/index.js
index 3eb16ac826a..a9e5e25f873 100644
--- a/lib/api/index.js
+++ b/lib/api/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function create (env, ctx) {
     ,  app = express( )
     ;
 
-  var wares = require('../middleware/')(env);
+  const wares = ctx.wares;
 
   // set up express app with our options
   app.set('name', env.name);
diff --git a/lib/api/notifications-v2.js b/lib/api/notifications-v2.js
index 16eac1de975..e21677486bc 100644
--- a/lib/api/notifications-v2.js
+++ b/lib/api/notifications-v2.js
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ function configure (app, ctx) {
     , api = express.Router( )
     ;
 
+  api.use(ctx.wares.compression());
+  api.use(ctx.wares.rawParser);
+  api.use(ctx.wares.bodyParser.json({
+      limit: '50Mb'
+  }));
+  api.use(ctx.wares.urlencodedParser);
+  
   api.post('/loop', ctx.authorization.isPermitted('notifications:loop:push'), function (req, res) {
     ctx.loop.sendNotification(req.body, req.connection.remoteAddress, function (error) {
       if (error) {
diff --git a/lib/server/bootevent.js b/lib/server/bootevent.js
index 538fe50520d..e97e2bc6258 100644
--- a/lib/server/bootevent.js
+++ b/lib/server/bootevent.js
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ function boot (env, language) {
       , levels: ctx.levels
     }).registerServerDefaults();
 
+    ctx.wares = require('../middleware/')(env);
+
     ctx.pushover = require('../plugins/pushover')(env, ctx);
     ctx.maker = require('../plugins/maker')(env);
     ctx.pushnotify = require('./pushnotify')(env, ctx);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bb60c260ded..949913d70a8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nightscout",
-  "version": "14.2.3",
+  "version": "14.2.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b645e7e57cd..c3271e251f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nightscout",
-  "version": "14.2.3",
+  "version": "14.2.4",
   "description": "Nightscout acts as a web-based CGM (Continuous Glucose Montinor) to allow multiple caregivers to remotely view a patients glucose data in realtime.",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "author": "Nightscout Team",