diff --git a/src/ohmyapi/cli.py b/src/ohmyapi/cli.py
index 42572a1..a530424 100644
--- a/src/ohmyapi/cli.py
+++ b/src/ohmyapi/cli.py
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ def serve(root: str = ".", host="127.0.0.1", port=8000):
     """
     project_path = Path(root)
     project = runtime.Project(project_path)
-    app_instance = project.app()
-    app_instance = project.configure_app(app_instance)
+    app_instance = project.configure_app(project.app())
     uvicorn.run(app_instance, host=host, port=int(port), reload=False, log_config=None)