diff --git a/halfapi/lib/acl_middleware.py b/halfapi/lib/acl_middleware.py
index 7dfd629..5f1bc3c 100644
--- a/halfapi/lib/acl_middleware.py
+++ b/halfapi/lib/acl_middleware.py
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 from starlette.requests import Request
 from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException
+from starlette.middleware.base import BaseHTTPMiddleware
 
-async def acl_middleware(request: Request, call_next):
-    """ Checks the "acls" key in the scope and applies the
-        corresponding functions in the current module's acl lib.
+class AclMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
+    async def dispatch(self, request: Request, call_next):
+        """ Checks the "acls" key in the scope and applies the
+            corresponding functions in the current module's acl lib.
 
-        Raises an exception if no acl function returns True
-    """
-    print(f'Hit acl {__name__} middleware')
+            Raises an exception if no acl function returns True
+        """
+        print(f'Hit acl {__name__} middleware')
 
-    for acl_fnct_name in request.scope['acls']:
-        print(f'Will apply {acl_fnct_name}')
-        try:
-            fct = getattr(acl, acl_fct_name)
-            if fct(request) is True:
-                print(f'{fct} : {fct(request)}\n')
+        for acl_fnct_name in request.scope['acls']:
+            print(f'Will apply {acl_fnct_name}')
+            try:
+                fct = getattr(acl, acl_fct_name)
+                if fct(request) is True:
+                    print(f'{fct} : {fct(request)}\n')
 
-                return await call_next(request)
+                    return await call_next(request)
 
-        except AttributeError as e:
-            print(f'No ACL function "{acl_fct_name}" in {__name__} module')
-            print(e)
-            break
+            except AttributeError as e:
+                print(f'No ACL function "{acl_fct_name}" in {__name__} module')
+                print(e)
+                break
 
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(e)
-            raise HTTPException(500)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(e)
+                raise HTTPException(500)
 
-    raise HTTPException(401)
+        raise HTTPException(401)