diff --git a/api/auth/handle.go b/api/auth/handle.go
index 39af05e..df86892 100644
--- a/api/auth/handle.go
+++ b/api/auth/handle.go
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ type authHandler struct {
 	cfg *config.Config
 }
 
-func Route(config *config.Config) func(chi.Router) {
+func MustRoute(config *config.Config) func(chi.Router) {
+	if config == nil {
+		panic("config is nil")
+	}
 	h := &authHandler{
 		cfg: config,
 	}
@@ -31,4 +34,4 @@ func (h *authHandler) handleLogout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}
 
 func (h *authHandler) handleMe(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}
 
-func (h *authHandler) handleRevoke(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}
\ No newline at end of file
+func (h *authHandler) handleRevoke(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}
diff --git a/api/block/handle.go b/api/block/handle.go
index f1bc517..ef8b7bd 100644
--- a/api/block/handle.go
+++ b/api/block/handle.go
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ type blockHandler struct {
 	cfg *config.Config
 }
 
-func Route(config *config.Config) func(chi.Router) {
+func MustRoute(config *config.Config) func(chi.Router) {
+	if config == nil {
+		panic("config is nil")
+	}
 	h := &blockHandler{
 		cfg: config,
 	}
diff --git a/api/router.go b/api/router.go
index de8d287..506e541 100644
--- a/api/router.go
+++ b/api/router.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func NewRouter(cfg *config.Config) *Router {
 
 // RouteHandler sets up the routes and middleware for the router.
 // TODO: implement hot reload for static files enabled/disabled
-func (r *Router) RouteHandler() chi.Router {
+func (r *Router) MustRoute() chi.Router {
 	r.r.Use(middleware.Logger)
 	r.r.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
 	r.r.Use(middleware.Timeout(r.cfg.Server.TimeoutSeconds))
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func (r *Router) RouteHandler() chi.Router {
 	}
 
 	r.r.Route("/api", func(api chi.Router) {
-		api.Route("/block", block.Route(r.cfg))
-		api.Route("/auth", auth.Route(r.cfg))
+		api.Route("/block", block.MustRoute(r.cfg))
+		api.Route("/auth", auth.MustRoute(r.cfg))
 	})
 
 	r.r.Get("/health", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {