diff --git a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/dspec.clj b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/dspec.clj
index f5c343b2..8e11391c 100644
--- a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/dspec.clj
+++ b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/dspec.clj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (ns example.dspec
   (:require [reitit.coercion.spec :as spec-coercion]
-            [example.server :as server]))
+            [example.middleware :as middleware]))
 
 (defn handler [{{{:keys [x y]} :query} :parameters}]
   {:status 200
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 
 (def app
   (-> #'handler
-      (server/wrap-coercion
+      (middleware/wrap-coercion
         {:parameters {:query {:x int?, :y int?}}
          :coercion spec-coercion/coercion})))
diff --git a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/middleware.clj b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/middleware.clj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e228d902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/middleware.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+(ns example.middleware
+  (:require [muuntaja.middleware]
+            [ring.middleware.params]
+            [reitit.middleware :as middleware]
+            [reitit.ring.coercion :as rrc]))
+
+;; unlift Middleware Record into vanilla Ring middlewareL
+;; NOTE: to support format-based body coercion, an options map needs
+;; to be set with :extract-request-format and extract-response-format
+(defn wrap-coercion [handler resource]
+  (middleware/chain
+    [rrc/coerce-exceptions-middleware
+     rrc/coerce-request-middleware
+     rrc/coerce-response-middleware]
+    handler
+    resource
+    {:extract-request-format (comp :format :muuntaja/request)
+     :extract-response-format (comp :format :muuntaja/response)}))
diff --git a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/naive.clj b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/naive.clj
index 5fa8569d..b51f50e4 100644
--- a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/naive.clj
+++ b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/naive.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 (ns example.naive
   (:require [clojure.spec.alpha :as s]
-            [clojure.walk :as walk]
-            [example.server :as server]))
+            [clojure.walk :as walk]))
 
 (s/def ::x int?)
 (s/def ::y int?)
diff --git a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/schema.clj b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/schema.clj
index 307ada8d..f1e443e3 100644
--- a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/schema.clj
+++ b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/schema.clj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (ns example.schema
   (:require [reitit.coercion.schema :as schema-coercion]
-            [example.server :as server]))
+            [example.middleware :as middleware]))
 
 (defn handler [{{{:keys [x y]} :query} :parameters}]
   {:status 200
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 
 (def app
   (-> #'handler
-      (server/wrap-coercion
+      (middleware/wrap-coercion
         {:parameters {:query {:x Long, :y Long}}
          :coercion schema-coercion/coercion})))
diff --git a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/server.clj b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/server.clj
index 3697012c..f4cc5919 100644
--- a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/server.clj
+++ b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/server.clj
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
 (ns example.server
   (:require [ring.adapter.jetty :as jetty]
             [muuntaja.middleware]
-            [ring.middleware.params]
-            [reitit.middleware :as middleware]
-            [reitit.ring.coercion :as rrc]))
+            [ring.middleware.params]))
 
 (defonce ^:private server (atom nil))
 
-;; unlift Middleware Record into vanilla Ring middleware
-;; NOTE: to support format-based body coercion, an options map needs
-;; to be set with :extract-request-format and extract-response-format
-(defn wrap-coercion [handler resource]
-  (middleware/chain
-    [rrc/coerce-exceptions-middleware
-     rrc/coerce-request-middleware
-     rrc/coerce-response-middleware]
-    handler
-    resource))
-
 (defn restart [handler]
   (let [app (-> handler
                 (ring.middleware.params/wrap-params)
@@ -25,6 +12,6 @@
     (swap! server (fn [x]
                     (when x (.stop x))
                     (jetty/run-jetty
-                      handler
+                      app
                       {:port 3000, :join? false})))
     (println "server running in port 3000")))
diff --git a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/spec.clj b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/spec.clj
index 7ff94f03..ae4d28ed 100644
--- a/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/spec.clj
+++ b/examples/just-coercion-with-ring/src/example/spec.clj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   (:require [clojure.spec.alpha :as s]
             [spec-tools.spec :as spec]
             [reitit.coercion.spec :as spec-coercion]
-            [example.server :as server]))
+            [example.middleware :as middleware]))
 
 ;; wrap into Spec Records to enable runtime conforming
 (s/def ::x spec/int?)
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 (def app
   (-> #'handler
-      (server/wrap-coercion
+      (middleware/wrap-coercion
         {:parameters {:query ::request}
          :coercion spec-coercion/coercion})))