diff --git a/core/server/apps/members/index.js b/core/server/apps/members/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b6aae16e0e..0000000000
--- a/core/server/apps/members/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-const membersService = require('../../services/members');
-const labs = require('../../services/labs');
-
-module.exports = {
-    activate() {},
-
-    setupMiddleware(router) {
-        if (labs.isSet('members')) {
-            router.use('/members', membersService.api.staticRouter);
-        }
-    }
-};
diff --git a/core/server/config/overrides.json b/core/server/config/overrides.json
index b0d38d9c2f..a73e2faf1f 100644
--- a/core/server/config/overrides.json
+++ b/core/server/config/overrides.json
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
         "internal": [
             "private-blogging",
             "subscribers",
-            "amp",
-            "members"
+            "amp"
         ]
     },
     "slugs": {
diff --git a/core/server/web/parent-app.js b/core/server/web/parent-app.js
index 4a718f82bb..b9b28bef5a 100644
--- a/core/server/web/parent-app.js
+++ b/core/server/web/parent-app.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const config = require('../config');
 const compress = require('compression');
 const netjet = require('netjet');
 const shared = require('./shared');
+const labs = require('../services/labs');
+const membersService = require('../services/members');
 
 module.exports = function setupParentApp(options = {}) {
     debug('ParentApp setup start');
@@ -46,6 +48,11 @@ module.exports = function setupParentApp(options = {}) {
     // ADMIN
     parentApp.use('/ghost', require('./admin')());
 
+    // MEMBERS
+    if (labs.isSet('members')) {
+        parentApp.use('/members', membersService.api.staticRouter);
+    }
+
     // BLOG
     parentApp.use(require('./site')(options));
 
diff --git a/core/test/unit/services/apps/lifecycle_spec.js b/core/test/unit/services/apps/lifecycle_spec.js
index b78c2cd25d..16b8c33540 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/services/apps/lifecycle_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/services/apps/lifecycle_spec.js
@@ -47,15 +47,14 @@ describe('Apps', function () {
                 settingsEditStub.callCount.should.eql(0);
 
                 // Test that activate is called 4 times, and install 0 time
-                loaderActivateStub.callCount.should.eql(4);
+                loaderActivateStub.callCount.should.eql(3);
                 loaderInstallStub.callCount.should.eql(0);
 
                 // Test that the 4 internal apps are loaded as expected
-                availableApps.should.be.an.Array().with.lengthOf(4);
+                availableApps.should.be.an.Array().with.lengthOf(3);
                 availableApps.should.containEql('amp');
                 availableApps.should.containEql('private-blogging');
                 availableApps.should.containEql('subscribers');
-                availableApps.should.containEql('members');
 
                 done();
             })
@@ -81,15 +80,14 @@ describe('Apps', function () {
                 settingsEditStub.firstCall.args[0].settings[0].value.should.eql(['testA', 'testB']);
 
                 // Test that activate is called 6 times, and install only 1 time
-                loaderActivateStub.callCount.should.eql(6);
+                loaderActivateStub.callCount.should.eql(5);
                 loaderInstallStub.callCount.should.eql(1);
 
-                // Test that the 4 internal apps are loaded as expected
-                availableApps.should.be.an.Array().with.lengthOf(6);
+                // Test that the 5 internal apps are loaded as expected
+                availableApps.should.be.an.Array().with.lengthOf(5);
                 availableApps.should.containEql('amp');
                 availableApps.should.containEql('private-blogging');
                 availableApps.should.containEql('subscribers');
-                availableApps.should.containEql('members');
                 availableApps.should.containEql('testA');
                 availableApps.should.containEql('testB');