diff --git a/node/minified.js b/node/minified.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57978a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/minified.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+var minify = require('./utils/Minify');
+
+exports.expressServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
+  //serve minified files
+  args.app.get('/minified/:filename', minify.minifyJS);
+}
diff --git a/node/server.js b/node/server.js
index 4d4ca31e..cdd1c422 100644
--- a/node/server.js
+++ b/node/server.js
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ async.waterfall([
       gracefulShutdown();
     });
     
-    //serve minified files
-    app.get('/minified/:filename', minify.minifyJS);
-    
     //checks for padAccess
     function hasPadAccess(req, res, callback)
     {
diff --git a/pluginomatic.json b/pluginomatic.json
index dc584bc8..d2083652 100644
--- a/pluginomatic.json
+++ b/pluginomatic.json
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
       "hooks": {
         "expressServer": "../padurlsanitize:expressServer"
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "minified",
+      "hooks": {
+        "expressServer": "../minified:expressServer"
+      }
     }
   ]
 }