diff --git a/src/api/api.ts b/src/api/api.ts
index 7b80ece..0aede4b 100644
--- a/src/api/api.ts
+++ b/src/api/api.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
 import { ApiConfig } from './api.types';
 
-export class Api<WebFramework> {
+export class Api<WebFramework = unknown> {
   protected app: WebFramework;
 
   constructor(protected config: ApiConfig) {}
diff --git a/src/api/start-api.ts b/src/api/start-api.ts
index cbea433..3b7bd99 100644
--- a/src/api/start-api.ts
+++ b/src/api/start-api.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import 'reflect-metadata';
 
 import { Route } from '@alien-worlds/api-core';
 import { Api } from './api';
-import { ApiConfig } from './api.types';
-
-export const startApi = async (config: ApiConfig, routes: Route[] = []) => {
-  const api = new Api(config);
 
+export const startApi = async <WebFramework = unknown>(
+  api: Api<WebFramework>,
+  routes: Route[] = []
+) => {
   routes.forEach(route => {
     Route.mount(api, route);
   });