Middleware 500 Server Error because $auth not initiated yet

[deanmikan]

Getting a 500 server error when trying to access nuxtApp.$auth in middleware.

Only started occurring after upgrading to the latest. Was previously on versions nuxt rc.8 and nuxtjs-alt/auth 1.2.4 but upgraded to nuxt rc.9 and nuxtjs-alt/auth 2.0.14 and this error started occurring.

export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async (to, from) => {
  const app = useNuxtApp();

  // If user is trying to access a restricted page without authentication redirect to login page
  if (!app.$auth.loggedIn) {
    return navigateTo({
      name: "login",
      query: to.query,
    });
  }
});

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