diff --git a/dashcaddy-api/server.js b/dashcaddy-api/server.js
index ce98c62..ea3a77a 100644
--- a/dashcaddy-api/server.js
+++ b/dashcaddy-api/server.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', (error) => {
       // .on() on a class threw on every boot and silently killed the WS).
       try {
         const { ctx } = app.locals;
-        const createDashboardWS = require('./src/websocket/dashboard-ws');
+        const createDashboardWS = require('./src/websocket/dashboard-ws').createDashboardWS;
 
         // DC-061: WS upgrade bypasses Express middleware, so inject the
         // real session verifier from the shared context. Without this
diff --git a/dashcaddy-api/src/websocket/dashboard-ws.js b/dashcaddy-api/src/websocket/dashboard-ws.js
index 95fbb56..7b47ad8 100644
--- a/dashcaddy-api/src/websocket/dashboard-ws.js
+++ b/dashcaddy-api/src/websocket/dashboard-ws.js
@@ -331,4 +331,6 @@ function createDashboardWS(server, deps = {}) {
   };
 }
 
-module.exports = { createDashboardWS, parseCookieHeader };
+module.exports = createDashboardWS;
+module.exports.createDashboardWS = createDashboardWS;
+module.exports.parseCookieHeader = parseCookieHeader;