diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index c1b30f941c..9ed9fbafea 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
     }
 
     // Setup API routes
-    const middleware = new IndexRouter(config);
-    if (!middleware) {
-        throw new Error('Routes invalid');
-    }
-    app.use(`${baseUriPath}/`, middleware.router());
+    app.use(`${baseUriPath}/`, new IndexRouter(config).router);
 
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
         app.use(errorHandler());
diff --git a/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.test.js b/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.test.js
index dd08b7687e..4c807896a6 100644
--- a/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.test.js
+++ b/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.test.js
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ test('invalid feature names should not pass validation', t => {
     );
 });
 
+// Make sure current UI works. Should align on joi errors in future.
 test('invalid feature names should have error msg', t => {
     t.plan(1);
     const { request, base } = getSetup();
diff --git a/lib/routes/admin-api/index.js b/lib/routes/admin-api/index.js
index 912e0ca869..8cac3f2812 100644
--- a/lib/routes/admin-api/index.js
+++ b/lib/routes/admin-api/index.js
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ class AdminApi extends Controller {
         const stores = config.stores;
 
         this.app.get('/', this.index);
-        this.app.use('/features', new FeatureController(stores).router());
-        this.app.use('/archive', new ArchiveController(stores).router());
+        this.app.use('/features', new FeatureController(stores).router);
+        this.app.use('/archive', new ArchiveController(stores).router);
         this.app.use('/strategies', strategies.router(config));
-        this.app.use('/events', new EventController(stores).router());
+        this.app.use('/events', new EventController(stores).router);
         this.app.use('/metrics', metrics.router(config));
         this.app.use('/user', user.router(config));
     }
diff --git a/lib/routes/backstage.js b/lib/routes/backstage.js
index 39d7cd5182..cc91d06072 100644
--- a/lib/routes/backstage.js
+++ b/lib/routes/backstage.js
@@ -1,24 +1,18 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { Router } = require('express');
 const { register: prometheusRegister } = require('prom-client');
+const Controller = require('./controller');
 
-class BackstageController {
+class BackstageController extends Controller {
     constructor(config) {
-        const router = Router();
+        super();
 
         if (config.serverMetrics) {
-            router.get('/prometheus', (req, res) => {
+            this.get('/prometheus', (req, res) => {
                 res.set('Content-Type', prometheusRegister.contentType);
                 res.end(prometheusRegister.metrics());
             });
         }
-
-        this.app = router;
-    }
-
-    router() {
-        return this.app;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/routes/client-api/feature.js b/lib/routes/client-api/feature.js
index 5a3b0106ab..1b777097d0 100644
--- a/lib/routes/client-api/feature.js
+++ b/lib/routes/client-api/feature.js
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { Router } = require('express');
+const Controller = require('../controller');
 const { filter } = require('./util');
 
 const version = 1;
 
-class FeatureController {
+class FeatureController extends Controller {
     constructor({ featureToggleStore }) {
-        const router = Router();
-        this._router = router;
+        super();
         this.toggleStore = featureToggleStore;
 
-        router.get('/', (req, res) => this.getAll(req, res));
-        router.get('/:featureName', this.getFeatureToggle.bind(this));
+        this.get('/', this.getAll);
+        this.get('/:featureName', this.getFeatureToggle);
     }
 
     async getAll(req, res) {
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@ class FeatureController {
             res.status(404).json({ error: 'Could not find feature' });
         }
     }
-
-    router() {
-        return this._router;
-    }
 }
 
 module.exports = FeatureController;
diff --git a/lib/routes/client-api/index.js b/lib/routes/client-api/index.js
index 1b516cddc7..80f7458990 100644
--- a/lib/routes/client-api/index.js
+++ b/lib/routes/client-api/index.js
@@ -1,31 +1,26 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { Router } = require('express');
+const Controller = require('../controller');
 const FeatureController = require('./feature.js');
 const MetricsController = require('./metrics.js');
 const RegisterController = require('./register.js');
 const apiDef = require('./api-def.json');
 
-class ClientApi {
+class ClientApi extends Controller {
     constructor(config) {
-        const router = Router();
-        this._router = router;
+        super();
 
         const stores = config.stores;
 
-        router.get('/', this.index);
-        router.use('/features', new FeatureController(stores).router());
-        router.use('/metrics', new MetricsController(stores).router());
-        router.use('/register', new RegisterController(stores).router());
+        this.get('/', this.index);
+        this.use('/features', new FeatureController(stores).router);
+        this.use('/metrics', new MetricsController(stores).router);
+        this.use('/register', new RegisterController(stores).router);
     }
 
     index(req, res) {
         res.json(apiDef);
     }
-
-    router() {
-        return this._router;
-    }
 }
 
 module.exports = ClientApi;
diff --git a/lib/routes/client-api/metrics.js b/lib/routes/client-api/metrics.js
index 74d109b644..bdd128bd14 100644
--- a/lib/routes/client-api/metrics.js
+++ b/lib/routes/client-api/metrics.js
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { Router } = require('express');
 const joi = require('joi');
 const logger = require('../../logger')('client-api/metrics.js');
 
+const Controller = require('../controller');
 const { clientMetricsSchema } = require('./metrics-schema');
 
-class ClientMetricsController {
+class ClientMetricsController extends Controller {
     constructor({ clientMetricsStore, clientInstanceStore }) {
-        const router = Router();
+        super();
         this.clientMetricsStore = clientMetricsStore;
         this.clientInstanceStore = clientInstanceStore;
-        this._router = router;
 
-        router.post('/', (req, res) => this.registerMetrics(req, res));
+        this.post('/', this.registerMetrics);
     }
 
     async registerMetrics(req, res) {
@@ -40,10 +39,6 @@ class ClientMetricsController {
             res.status(500).end();
         }
     }
-
-    router() {
-        return this._router;
-    }
 }
 
 module.exports = ClientMetricsController;
diff --git a/lib/routes/client-api/register.js b/lib/routes/client-api/register.js
index 6223dbbbee..5595a936ad 100644
--- a/lib/routes/client-api/register.js
+++ b/lib/routes/client-api/register.js
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { Router } = require('express');
 const joi = require('joi');
 const logger = require('../../logger')('/client-api/register.js');
 
+const Controller = require('../controller');
 const { clientRegisterSchema: schema } = require('./register-schema');
 
-class RegisterController {
+class RegisterController extends Controller {
     constructor({ clientInstanceStore, clientApplicationsStore }) {
-        const router = Router();
-        this._router = router;
+        super();
         this.clientInstanceStore = clientInstanceStore;
         this.clientApplicationsStore = clientApplicationsStore;
 
-        router.post('/', (req, res) => this.handleRegister(req, res));
+        this.post('/', this.handleRegister);
     }
 
     async handleRegister(req, res) {
@@ -41,10 +40,6 @@ class RegisterController {
             return res.status(500).end();
         }
     }
-
-    router() {
-        return this._router;
-    }
 }
 
 module.exports = RegisterController;
diff --git a/lib/routes/controller.js b/lib/routes/controller.js
index 8c95a51bda..8ef578dc9c 100644
--- a/lib/routes/controller.js
+++ b/lib/routes/controller.js
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ class Controller {
         this.app.delete(path, handler.bind(this));
     }
 
-    router() {
+    use(path, router) {
+        this.app.use(path, router);
+    }
+
+    get router() {
         return this.app;
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/routes/health-check.js b/lib/routes/health-check.js
index 241e09903e..9d5871a1cc 100644
--- a/lib/routes/health-check.js
+++ b/lib/routes/health-check.js
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { Router } = require('express');
 const logger = require('../logger')('health-check.js');
+const Controller = require('./controller');
 
-class HealthCheckController {
+class HealthCheckController extends Controller {
     constructor(config) {
-        const app = Router();
-
-        this.app = app;
+        super();
         this.db = config.stores.db;
 
-        app.get('/', (req, res) => this.index(req, res));
+        this.get('/', (req, res) => this.index(req, res));
     }
 
     async index(req, res) {
@@ -22,10 +20,6 @@ class HealthCheckController {
             res.status(500).json({ health: 'BAD' });
         }
     }
-
-    router() {
-        return this.app;
-    }
 }
 
 module.exports = HealthCheckController;
diff --git a/lib/routes/index.js b/lib/routes/index.js
index b00095e0af..91600e4db2 100644
--- a/lib/routes/index.js
+++ b/lib/routes/index.js
@@ -1,36 +1,32 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { Router } = require('express');
 const AdminApi = require('./admin-api');
 const ClientApi = require('./client-api');
 const FeatureController = require('./client-api/feature.js');
 
+const Controller = require('./controller');
 const HealthCheckController = require('./health-check');
 const BackstageCTR = require('./backstage.js');
 const api = require('./api-def');
 
-class IndexRouter {
+class IndexRouter extends Controller {
     constructor(config) {
-        const router = Router();
-        this._router = router;
-
-        router.use('/health', new HealthCheckController(config).router());
-        router.use('/internal-backstage', new BackstageCTR(config).router());
-        router.get(api.uri, (req, res) => res.json(api));
-        router.use(api.links.admin.uri, new AdminApi(config).router());
-        router.use(api.links.client.uri, new ClientApi(config).router());
+        super();
+        this.use('/health', new HealthCheckController(config).router);
+        this.use('/internal-backstage', new BackstageCTR(config).router);
+        this.get(api.uri, this.index);
+        this.use(api.links.admin.uri, new AdminApi(config).router);
+        this.use(api.links.client.uri, new ClientApi(config).router);
 
         // legacy support (remove in 4.x)
         if (config.enableLegacyRoutes) {
-            router.use(
-                '/api/features',
-                new FeatureController(config.stores).router()
-            );
+            const featureController = new FeatureController(config.stores);
+            this.use('/api/features', featureController.router);
         }
     }
 
-    router() {
-        return this._router;
+    index(req, res) {
+        res.json(api);
     }
 }