diff --git a/examples/endpoint/userweb.zig b/examples/endpoint/userweb.zig
index 6f184ba..6c6775f 100644
--- a/examples/endpoint/userweb.zig
+++ b/examples/endpoint/userweb.zig
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ fn userIdFromPath(self: *Self, path: []const u8) ?usize {
 }
 
 fn getUser(e: *zap.Endpoint, r: zap.Request) void {
-    const self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("ep", e);
+    const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("ep", e);
+
     if (r.path) |path| {
         // /users
         if (path.len == e.settings.path.len) {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ fn listUsers(self: *Self, r: zap.Request) void {
 }
 
 fn postUser(e: *zap.Endpoint, r: zap.Request) void {
-    const self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("ep", e);
+    const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("ep", e);
     if (r.body) |body| {
         const maybe_user: ?std.json.Parsed(User) = std.json.parseFromSlice(User, self.alloc, body, .{}) catch null;
         if (maybe_user) |u| {
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ fn postUser(e: *zap.Endpoint, r: zap.Request) void {
 }
 
 fn putUser(e: *zap.Endpoint, r: zap.Request) void {
-    const self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("ep", e);
+    const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("ep", e);
     if (r.path) |path| {
         if (self.userIdFromPath(path)) |id| {
             if (self._users.get(id)) |_| {
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ fn putUser(e: *zap.Endpoint, r: zap.Request) void {
 }
 
 fn deleteUser(e: *zap.Endpoint, r: zap.Request) void {
-    const self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("ep", e);
+    const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("ep", e);
     if (r.path) |path| {
         if (self.userIdFromPath(path)) |id| {
             var jsonbuf: [128]u8 = undefined;
diff --git a/examples/middleware/middleware.zig b/examples/middleware/middleware.zig
index 8536216..776a930 100644
--- a/examples/middleware/middleware.zig
+++ b/examples/middleware/middleware.zig
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const UserMiddleWare = struct {
     pub fn onRequest(handler: *Handler, r: zap.Request, context: *Context) bool {
 
         // this is how we would get our self pointer
-        const self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
+        const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
         _ = self;
 
         // do our work: fill in the user field of the context
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ const SessionMiddleWare = struct {
     // note that the first parameter is of type *Handler, not *Self !!!
     pub fn onRequest(handler: *Handler, r: zap.Request, context: *Context) bool {
         // this is how we would get our self pointer
-        const self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
+        const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
         _ = self;
 
         context.session = Session{
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ const HtmlMiddleWare = struct {
     pub fn onRequest(handler: *Handler, r: zap.Request, context: *Context) bool {
 
         // this is how we would get our self pointer
-        const self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
+        const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
         _ = self;
 
         std.debug.print("\n\nHtmlMiddleware: handling request with context: {any}\n\n", .{context});
diff --git a/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig b/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig
index 54cb4c1..543600c 100644
--- a/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig
+++ b/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const UserMiddleWare = struct {
     pub fn onRequest(handler: *Handler, r: zap.Request, context: *Context) bool {
 
         // this is how we would get our self pointer
-        const self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
+        const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
         _ = self;
 
         // do our work: fill in the user field of the context
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ const SessionMiddleWare = struct {
     // note that the first parameter is of type *Handler, not *Self !!!
     pub fn onRequest(handler: *Handler, r: zap.Request, context: *Context) bool {
         // this is how we would get our self pointer
-        const self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
+        const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
         _ = self;
 
         context.session = Session{
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ const HtmlEndpoint = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn get(ep: *zap.Endpoint, r: zap.Request) void {
-        const self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("ep", ep);
+        const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("ep", ep);
         _ = self;
 
         var buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
diff --git a/src/middleware.zig b/src/middleware.zig
index 74c444f..91b3da3 100644
--- a/src/middleware.zig
+++ b/src/middleware.zig
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn EndpointHandler(comptime HandlerType: anytype, comptime ContextType: anyt
         /// If `breakOnFinish` is `true`, the handler will stop handing requests down the chain if
         /// the endpoint processed the request.
         pub fn onRequest(handler: *HandlerType, r: zap.Request, context: *ContextType) bool {
-            var self: Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
+            const self: *Self = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
             r.setUserContext(context);
             self.endpoint.onRequest(r);