diff --git a/faucet.go b/faucet.go
index 0a4bd95..43dd57a 100644
--- a/faucet.go
+++ b/faucet.go
@@ -93,18 +93,22 @@ func NewFaucet(
 		f.mux.Use(corsMiddleware.Handler)
 	}
 
-	// Set up additional middlewares
-	for _, middleware := range f.middlewares {
-		f.mux.Use(middleware)
-	}
-
 	// Register the health check handler
 	f.mux.Get("/health", f.healthcheckHandler)
 
-	// Set up the request handlers
-	for _, handler := range f.handlers {
-		f.mux.Post(handler.Pattern, handler.HandlerFunc)
-	}
+	// Branch off another route group, so they don't influence
+	// "standard" routes like health
+	f.mux.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
+		// Apply user middlewares
+		for _, middleware := range f.middlewares {
+			r.Use(middleware)
+		}
+
+		// Apply standard and custom route handlers
+		for _, handler := range f.handlers {
+			r.Post(handler.Pattern, handler.HandlerFunc)
+		}
+	})
 
 	return f, nil
 }
diff --git a/faucet_test.go b/faucet_test.go
index e1db3b9..75b9779 100644
--- a/faucet_test.go
+++ b/faucet_test.go
@@ -69,35 +69,6 @@ func TestFaucet_NewFaucet(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("with middlewares", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-
-		middlewares := []Middleware{
-			func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-				return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-					// Example empty middleware
-					next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-				})
-			},
-		}
-
-		cfg := config.DefaultConfig()
-		cfg.CORSConfig = nil // disable CORS middleware
-
-		f, err := NewFaucet(
-			&mockEstimator{},
-			&mockClient{},
-			WithConfig(cfg),
-			WithMiddlewares(middlewares),
-		)
-
-		require.NotNil(t, f)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Make sure the middleware was set
-		assert.Len(t, f.mux.Middlewares(), len(middlewares))
-	})
-
 	t.Run("with handlers", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()