diff --git a/server/routes/utils/multipartMiddleware.js b/server/middleware/multipartMiddleware.js
similarity index 100%
rename from server/routes/utils/multipartMiddleware.js
rename to server/middleware/multipartMiddleware.js
diff --git a/server/middleware/torCheckMiddleware.js b/server/middleware/torCheckMiddleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df424e3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middleware/torCheckMiddleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const logger = require('winston');
+
+const torCheck = (req, res, next) => {  // custom logging middleware to log all incoming http requests
+  const { ip } = req;
+  logger.debug(`tor check for ${ip}`);
+  next();
+};
+
+module.exports = torCheck;
diff --git a/server/routes/api/index.js b/server/routes/api/index.js
index 6a89348d..a8bc233c 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/index.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ const fileAvailability = require('../../controllers/api/file/availability');
 const userPassword = require('../../controllers/api/user/password');
 const publishingConfig = require('../../controllers/api/config/site/publishing');
 
-const multipartMiddleware = require('../utils/multipartMiddleware');
+const multipartMiddleware = require('../../middleware/multipartMiddleware');
+const torCheckMiddleware = require('../../middleware/torCheckMiddleware');
 
 module.exports = (app) => {
   // channel routes
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   app.get('/api/claim/get/:name/:claimId', claimGet);
   app.get('/api/claim/list/:name', claimList);
   app.post('/api/claim/long-id', claimLongId); // should be a get
-  app.post('/api/claim/publish', multipartMiddleware, claimPublish);
+  app.post('/api/claim/publish', torCheckMiddleware, multipartMiddleware, claimPublish);
   app.get('/api/claim/resolve/:name/:claimId', claimResolve);
   app.get('/api/claim/short-id/:longId/:name', claimShortId);
   // file routes