diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/httpRouter/createCookieAuthRefreshMiddleware.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/httpRouter/createCookieAuthRefreshMiddleware.ts
index 939fa9197d..1f3d497ce9 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/httpRouter/createCookieAuthRefreshMiddleware.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/httpRouter/createCookieAuthRefreshMiddleware.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { AuthService, HttpAuthService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { Router } from 'express';
+import Router from 'express-promise-router';
 
 const WELL_KNOWN_COOKIE_PATH_V1 = '/.backstage/auth/v1/cookie';