diff --git a/src/routes.js b/src/routes.js
index a8409b4e..93166f6b 100644
--- a/src/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes.js
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ module.exports = async (
   mySocketsEvents,
   { serverPort, CA, CA_KEY, useTLS }
 ) => {
+  /**
+   * @typedef {import('express').Application} Application
+   */
+
+  const ap = /** @type {Application} */ (app)
+
   try {
     const Http = Axios.create({
       httpsAgent: new httpsAgent.Agent(
@@ -2064,12 +2070,6 @@ module.exports = async (
      * @typedef {import('express-serve-static-core').RequestHandler<P>} RequestHandler
      */
 
-    /**
-     * @typedef {import('express').Application} Application
-     */
-
-    const ap = /** @type {Application} */ (app)
-
     /**
      * @typedef {object} FollowsRouteParams
      * @prop {(string|undefined)=} publicKey