diff --git a/lib/aonx.js b/lib/aonx.js
index d9c9dd3..3d33c42 100644
--- a/lib/aonx.js
+++ b/lib/aonx.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function _postHandlers() {
       res.json({app:config.app.title, version:config.app.version});
     }
   };
-  exports.apiresource = app.resource('api', api);
+  global.apiresource = app.resource('api', api);
   winston.debug(pkgname + "  api handler added");
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e206d4..b6486c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
     "express"          : ">= 2.5.9",
     "express-resource" : ">= 0.2.4",
+    "express-messages" : ">= 0.0.2",
 
     "mongoose"         : ">= 2.6.2"
   },