diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 16537e4..a8ea24b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function compose (middleware) {
     function dispatch (i) {
       if (i <= index) return Promise.reject(new Error('next() called multiple times'))
       index = i
-      const fn = middleware[i] || next
+      const fn = wrap(middleware[i]) || next
       if (!fn) return Promise.resolve()
       try {
         return Promise.resolve(fn(context, function next () {
@@ -49,3 +49,21 @@ function compose (middleware) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * composes a wrapped middleware using middleware._wrappers
+ *
+ * @param {Function} middleware
+ * @return {Function} composed
+ * @api public
+ */
+
+function wrap (middleware) {
+  if (!middleware) return false
+  if (!middleware._wrappers) return middleware
+  if (!Array.isArray(middleware._wrappers)) throw new TypeError('._wrappers must be an array')
+  if (!middleware._wrappers.length) return middleware
+  const wrappers = middleware._wrappers
+  delete middleware._wrappers
+  return compose([...wrappers, middleware])
+}