diff --git a/examples/nextjs/app-router/app/clientside.tsx b/examples/nextjs/app-router/app/clientside.tsx
index 8d645e89f..574f8d465 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs/app-router/app/clientside.tsx
+++ b/examples/nextjs/app-router/app/clientside.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useVariableValue } from '@devcycle/next-sdk'
 import { UserIdentity } from './UserIdentity'
 import { ReactNode } from 'react'
 
-const Home = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
+const ClientSide = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
     console.log('RENDERING')
 
     const variableKey = 'test-featre'
@@ -155,4 +155,4 @@ const Home = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
     )
 }
 
-export default Home
+export default ClientSide
diff --git a/examples/nextjs/app-router/app/page.tsx b/examples/nextjs/app-router/app/page.tsx
index 7167cb110..74ba92f1c 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs/app-router/app/page.tsx
+++ b/examples/nextjs/app-router/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import type { NextPage } from 'next'
 import { ReactNode } from 'react'
-import Home from './clientside'
-import { getUserIdentity, getVariableValue } from '@devcycle/next-sdk/server'
+import ClientSide from './clientside'
+import {
+    getUserIdentity,
+    getVariableValue,
+    identifyUser,
+} from '@devcycle/next-sdk/server'
 import * as React from 'react'
 
 async function ServerData() {
+    await identifyUser({ user_id: 'server-override' })
+
     return (
         <>
             <b>Server Variable</b>
@@ -18,13 +24,14 @@ async function ServerData() {
     )
 }
 
-const Page: NextPage = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
+const Page: NextPage = async ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
     console.log('RENDERING')
 
     return (
-        <Home>
+        <ClientSide>
             <ServerData />
-        </Home>
+            {children}
+        </ClientSide>
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5894cbbc4..945680ae2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
         "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
         "css-loader": "^6.4.0",
         "cypress": "^12.11.0",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "detox": "20.9.1",
         "dotenv-webpack": "^7.0.3",
         "esbuild": "^0.17.17",
diff --git a/sdk/nextjs/src/server.ts b/sdk/nextjs/src/server.ts
index fd300fb78..716935910 100644
--- a/sdk/nextjs/src/server.ts
+++ b/sdk/nextjs/src/server.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ export * from './server/getVariableValue'
 export * from './server/requestContext'
 export * from './server/devcycleServerData'
 export * from './server/DevCycleClientProvider'
-export * from './server/middleware'
diff --git a/sdk/nextjs/src/server/requestContext.ts b/sdk/nextjs/src/server/requestContext.ts
index 0d227203f..bcd059770 100644
--- a/sdk/nextjs/src/server/requestContext.ts
+++ b/sdk/nextjs/src/server/requestContext.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export const getSDKKey = () => {
 }
 
 export const setSDKKey = (key: string) => {
+    console.log('SETTING SDK KEY')
     // attempt to make sure server keys don't leak to the client!
     if (
         key?.length &&
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8aaae83d5..cad3d80a0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -15153,6 +15153,7 @@ __metadata:
     cross-fetch: ^3.1.5
     css-loader: ^6.4.0
     cypress: ^12.11.0
+    debug: ^4.3.4
     detox: 20.9.1
     dotenv-webpack: ^7.0.3
     esbuild: ^0.17.17