diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index adc6e11..206aa2b 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/jwttest');
  * NOTE: purposely not using var so that app is accesible in modules.
  */
 app = express()
-
+global.app = app;
 /**
  * Set the secret for encoding/decoding JWT tokens
  */
diff --git a/lib/jwtauth.js b/lib/jwtauth.js
index 35ddd12..5ccae0b 100644
--- a/lib/jwtauth.js
+++ b/lib/jwtauth.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = function(req, res, next){
 	if (token) {
 
 		try {
-			var decoded = jwt.decode(token, app.get('jwtTokenSecret'))
+			var decoded = jwt.decode(token, global.app.get('jwtTokenSecret'))
 
 			if (decoded.exp <= Date.now()) {
 				res.end('Access token has expired', 400)