diff --git a/fps/app.py b/fps/app.py
index 8f0f707..c286e92 100644
--- a/fps/app.py
+++ b/fps/app.py
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ def _load_middlewares(app: FastAPI) -> None:
         pkg_names = {get_pkg_name(p, strip_fps=False) for p in grouped_middlewares}
         logger.info(f"Loading middlewares from plugin package(s) {pkg_names}")
 
+        middleware_dict = {}
         for p, middlewares in grouped_middlewares.items():
             p_name = Config.plugin_name(p)
             plugin_config = Config.from_name(p_name)
@@ -294,7 +295,6 @@ def _load_middlewares(app: FastAPI) -> None:
                     Config(FPSConfig).enabled_plugins
                     and p_name not in Config(FPSConfig).enabled_plugins
                 )
-                or p_name not in Config(FPSConfig).middlewares
             )
             if not middlewares or disabled:
                 disabled_msg = " (disabled)" if disabled else ""
@@ -303,15 +303,30 @@ def _load_middlewares(app: FastAPI) -> None:
                 )
                 continue
 
-            for plugin_middleware, plugin_kwargs in middlewares:
-                app.add_middleware(
-                    plugin_middleware,
-                    **plugin_kwargs,
-                )
+            middleware_dict.update(
+                {
+                    f"{middleware.__module__}.{middleware.__qualname__}": middleware
+                    for middleware in middlewares
+                }
+            )
 
-            logger.info(
-                f"{len(middlewares)} middleware(s) added from plugin '{p_name}'"
+        middleware_cnt = 0
+        for middleware in Config(FPSConfig).middlewares:
+            middleware_class_path = middleware.class_path
+            if middleware_class_path not in middleware_dict:
+                logger.warning(f"Unknown middleware {middleware_class_path}")
+                continue
+
+            logger.info(f"Adding middleware {middleware_class_path}")
+            middleware_class = middleware_dict[middleware_class_path]
+            app.add_middleware(
+                middleware_class,
+                **middleware.kwargs,
             )
+            middleware_cnt += 1
+
+        logger.info(f"{middleware_cnt} middleware(s) added")
+
     else:
         logger.info("No plugin middleware to load")
 
diff --git a/fps/config.py b/fps/config.py
index e9745b7..7f3bd84 100644
--- a/fps/config.py
+++ b/fps/config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import os
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from types import ModuleType
-from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, Type
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple, Type
 
 import toml
 from pydantic import BaseModel, create_model, validator
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ def create_default_plugin_model(plugin_name: str):
     return create_model(f"{plugin_name}Model", __base__=PluginModel)
 
 
+class MiddlewareModel(BaseModel):
+    class_path: str
+    kwargs: Dict[str, Any]
+
+
 class FPSConfig(BaseModel):
     # fastapi
     title: str = "FPS"
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ class FPSConfig(BaseModel):
     disabled_plugins: List[str] = []
 
     # plugin middlewares
-    middlewares: List[str] = []
+    middlewares: List[MiddlewareModel] = []
 
     @validator("enabled_plugins", "disabled_plugins", "middlewares")
     def plugins_format(cls, plugins):
diff --git a/fps/hooks.py b/fps/hooks.py
index f57dafe..5a22f13 100644
--- a/fps/hooks.py
+++ b/fps/hooks.py
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ def plugin_name_callback() -> str:
 
 
 @pluggy.HookspecMarker(HookType.MIDDLEWARE.value)
-def middleware() -> Tuple[type, Dict[str, Any]]:
+def middleware() -> type:
     pass
 
 
-def register_middleware(m: type, **kwargs: Dict[str, Any]):
-    def middleware_callback() -> Tuple[type, Dict[str, Any]]:
-        return m, kwargs
+def register_middleware(m: type):
+    def middleware_callback() -> type:
+        return m
 
     return pluggy.HookimplMarker(HookType.MIDDLEWARE.value)(
         function=middleware_callback, specname="middleware"