diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 4792f6670a817636c44692f78633ed3d2bea39bd..4f04687a5e459fae61c961fb9d1363f13dfae534 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ module Gitlab
 
     config.action_view.sanitized_allowed_protocols = %w(smb)
 
-    config.middleware.use Rack::Attack
+    config.middleware.insert_before Warden::Manager, Rack::Attack
 
     # Allow access to GitLab API from other domains
-    config.middleware.use Rack::Cors do
+    config.middleware.insert_before Warden::Manager, Rack::Cors do
       allow do
         origins '*'
         resource '/api/*',