diff --git a/config/websockets.php b/config/websockets.php
index 2f4ffb19a4..2d52a542d9 100644
--- a/config/websockets.php
+++ b/config/websockets.php
@@ -29,22 +29,6 @@
      */
     'client_provider' => ConfigClientProvider::class,
 
-    'dashboard' => [
-
-        /*
-         * Path for the Websockets debug dashboard
-         */
-        'path' => '/websockets',
-
-        /*
-         * Middleware that will be applied to the dashboard routes.
-         */
-        'middleware' => [
-            'web',
-            Authorize::class,
-        ],
-    ],
-
     /*
      * This array contains the hosts of which you want to allow incoming requests.
      * Leave this empty if you want to accepts requests from all hosts.
diff --git a/src/Dashboard/Http/routes.php b/src/Dashboard/Http/routes.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 99d0f6f54a..0000000000
--- a/src/Dashboard/Http/routes.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\Http\Controllers\AuthenticateDashboard;
-use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\Http\Controllers\SendMessage;
-use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\Http\Controllers\ShowDashboard;
-
-Route::get('/', ShowDashboard::class);
-Route::post('auth', AuthenticateDashboard::class);
-Route::post('event', SendMessage::class);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WebSocketsServiceProvider.php b/src/WebSocketsServiceProvider.php
index 5f1168fd6f..0d7cde877d 100644
--- a/src/WebSocketsServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/WebSocketsServiceProvider.php
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 namespace BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets;
 
 use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\EventSubscriber;
+use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\Http\Controllers\AuthenticateDashboard;
+use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\Http\Controllers\SendMessage;
+use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\Http\Controllers\ShowDashboard;
+use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\Http\Middleware\Authorize;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
@@ -14,13 +18,11 @@ class WebSocketsServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
     public function boot()
     {
-        Route::middlewareGroup('websockets', config('websockets.dashboard.middleware', []));
-
         $this->publishes([
             __DIR__.'/../config/websockets.php' => base_path('config/websockets.php'),
         ], 'config');
 
-        $this->registerRoutes();
+        $this->registerRouteMacro();
 
         $this->registerDashboardGate();
 
@@ -33,21 +35,17 @@ public function boot()
         Event::subscribe(EventSubscriber::class);
     }
 
-    protected function registerRoutes()
+    protected function registerRouteMacro()
     {
-        Route::group($this->routeConfiguration(), function () {
-            $this->loadRoutesFrom(__DIR__.'/Dashboard/Http/routes.php');
+        Route::macro('websocketsDashboard', function($prefix = 'websockets') {
+            Route::prefix($prefix)->namespace('\\')->middleware(Authorize::class)->group(function() {
+                Route::get('/',  ShowDashboard::class);
+                Route::post('auth', AuthenticateDashboard::class);
+                Route::post('event', SendMessage::class);
+            });
         });
     }
 
-    protected function routeConfiguration()
-    {
-        return [
-            'prefix' => config('websockets.dashboard.path'),
-            'middleware' => 'websockets',
-        ];
-    }
-
     public function register()
     {
         $this->mergeConfigFrom(__DIR__.'/../config/websockets.php', 'websockets');