diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index b4c7a49..01962be 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewRouter(
 
 	// TODO: shouldn't this ACTUALLY be a middleware?
 	//		- only try to make this an actual middleware AFTER all the routers are broken out, so that way how the middleware is supposed to work can be known
-	authMiddleware := middleware.NewAuth(
+	authM := middleware.NewAuth(
 		logger.WithGroup("auth-middleware"),
 		auth,
 		//auth_api.NewLoginURL,
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ func NewRouter(
 		logger.WithGroup("templates"),
 		r.Group(
 			"/ui",
-			authMiddleware.AddIdentity,
+			authM.AddIdentity,
 		),
 		"/ui",
 		contentDir,
 		rawEvents,
 		accts,
 		etsy,
-		authMiddleware,
+		authM,
 	)
 
 	// sse setup
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ func NewRouter(
 	sse_api.Routes(
 		api.Group(
 			"/events",
-			authMiddleware.AddIdentity,
-			response.Handler(authMiddleware.Authenticate()),
+			authM.AddIdentity,
+			response.Handler(authM.Authenticate()),
 		),
 		apiLogger.WithGroup("/events"),
 		sq,
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ func NewRouter(
 	accounts_api.Routes(
 		api.Group(
 			"/accounts",
-			authMiddleware.AddIdentity,
-			response.Handler(authMiddleware.Authenticate()),
+			authM.AddIdentity,
+			response.Handler(authM.Authenticate()),
 		),
 		apiLogger.WithGroup("/accounts"),
 		accts,