diff --git a/lib/middleware.js b/lib/middleware.js
index 9e46b0c8..5cbe9c2c 100644
--- a/lib/middleware.js
+++ b/lib/middleware.js
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ export function use(middleware) {
 export const useCors = use(cors());
 
 export const useSession = use(async (req, res, next) => {
-  const session = await verifySession(req).catch(e => {
+  let session;
+
+  try {
+    session = await verifySession(req);
+  } catch (e) {
     return serverError(res, e.message);
-  });
+  }
 
   if (!session) {
     return badRequest(res);
@@ -31,9 +35,13 @@ export const useSession = use(async (req, res, next) => {
 });
 
 export const useAuth = use(async (req, res, next) => {
-  const token = await verifyAuthToken(req).catch(e => {
+  let token;
+
+  try {
+    token = await verifyAuthToken(req);
+  } catch (e) {
     return serverError(res, e.message);
-  });
+  }
 
   if (!token) {
     return unauthorized(res);