diff --git a/src/middleware/featureFlag.ts b/src/middleware/featureFlag.ts
index 2b9208ca2..bc1223e99 100644
--- a/src/middleware/featureFlag.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/featureFlag.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getNewGrowthbookInstance } from "@root/utils/growthbook-utils"
 
 // Keep one GrowthBook instance at module level
 // The instance will handle internal cache refreshes via a SSE connection
-export const gb = getNewGrowthbookInstance({
+const gb = getNewGrowthbookInstance({
   clientKey: config.get("growthbook.clientKey"),
   subscribeToChanges: true,
 })