diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index d379d611074..95f6d2c9af1 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module Gitlab
     require_dependency Rails.root.join('lib/gitlab/redis/shared_state')
     require_dependency Rails.root.join('lib/gitlab/request_context')
     require_dependency Rails.root.join('lib/gitlab/current_settings')
+    require_dependency Rails.root.join('lib/gitlab/middleware/read_only')
 
     # Settings in config/environments/* take precedence over those specified here.
     # Application configuration should go into files in config/initializers
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ module Gitlab
     ENV['GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT'] = '0'
 
     # Gitlab Read-only middleware support
-    config.middleware.insert_after ActionDispatch::Flash, '::Gitlab::Middleware::ReadOnly'
+    config.middleware.insert_after ActionDispatch::Flash, ::Gitlab::Middleware::ReadOnly
 
     config.generators do |g|
       g.factory_bot false
diff --git a/config/environments/test.rb b/config/environments/test.rb
index 1849c984351..af1011a1ab1 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Rails.application.configure do
   # Make sure the middleware is inserted first in middleware chain
-  config.middleware.insert_before('ActionDispatch::Static', 'Gitlab::Testing::RequestBlockerMiddleware')
-  config.middleware.insert_before('ActionDispatch::Static', 'Gitlab::Testing::RequestInspectorMiddleware')
+  config.middleware.insert_before(ActionDispatch::Static, Gitlab::Testing::RequestBlockerMiddleware)
+  config.middleware.insert_before(ActionDispatch::Static, Gitlab::Testing::RequestInspectorMiddleware)
 
   # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb