diff --git a/bridgetown-core/lib/roda/plugins/bridgetown_server.rb b/bridgetown-core/lib/roda/plugins/bridgetown_server.rb
index 15e08df4a..d4edbdda0 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/lib/roda/plugins/bridgetown_server.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/lib/roda/plugins/bridgetown_server.rb
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ def initialize_bridgetown_root # rubocop:todo Metrics/AbcSize
             "<p>ERROR: cannot find <code>index.html</code> in the output folder.</p>"
           end
         end
+
+        # This is useful if you're passing the Roda app instance around and want to
+        # get at `request` / `response` easily as local variables
+        def deconstruct_keys(*)
+          { request:, response: }
+        end
       end
 
       Roda::RodaRequest.alias_method :_previous_roda_cookies, :cookies
diff --git a/bridgetown-core/test/ssr/src/_components/UseRoda.rb b/bridgetown-core/test/ssr/src/_components/UseRoda.rb
index 14dd7fb84..9c90b1df7 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/test/ssr/src/_components/UseRoda.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/test/ssr/src/_components/UseRoda.rb
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ def template
   end
 
   def call(app)
-    app.request => r
-    @testing = r.env["rack.test"]
+    app => { request:, response: }
+    @testing = request.env["rack.test"]
 
-    app.response["Content-Type"] = "application/rss+xml"
+    response["Content-Type"] = "application/rss+xml"
 
     render_in(app)
   end