diff --git a/cashu/mint/app.py b/cashu/mint/app.py
index 900d216..940da73 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/app.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/app.py
@@ -8,12 +8,28 @@ from cashu.core.settings import DEBUG, VERSION
 
 from starlette_context.middleware import RawContextMiddleware
 from starlette.middleware import Middleware
+from starlette_context import context
 
 
 from .router import router
 from .startup import load_ledger
 
 
+from starlette.middleware.base import BaseHTTPMiddleware
+
+
+class CustomHeaderMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
+    """
+    Middleware for starlette that can set the context from request headers
+    """
+
+    async def dispatch(self, request, call_next):
+        context["version"] = request.headers.get("Client-version")
+        response = await call_next(request)
+        response.headers["Custom"] = "Example"
+        return response
+
+
 def create_app(config_object="core.settings") -> FastAPI:
     def configure_logger() -> None:
         class Formatter:
@@ -53,6 +69,7 @@ def create_app(config_object="core.settings") -> FastAPI:
         Middleware(
             RawContextMiddleware,
         ),
+        Middleware(CustomHeaderMiddleware),
     ]
 
     app = FastAPI(
diff --git a/cashu/mint/ledger.py b/cashu/mint/ledger.py
index cd77872..874d64f 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/ledger.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/ledger.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Ledger:
 
         # backwards compatibility with old hash_to_curve
         # old clients do not send a version
-        if not context.get("version"):
+        if not context.get("client-version"):
             return legacy.verify_pre_0_3_3(secret_key, C, proof.secret)
         return b_dhke.verify(secret_key, C, proof.secret)
 
diff --git a/cashu/mint/router.py b/cashu/mint/router.py
index 8d95062..db64ea0 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/router.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/router.py
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ async def melt(request: Request, payload: MeltRequest):
     """
     Requests tokens to be destroyed and sent out via Lightning.
     """
-    context["version"] = request.headers.get("Client-version")
-    print(context["version"])
     ok, preimage = await ledger.melt(payload.proofs, payload.invoice)
     resp = GetMeltResponse(paid=ok, preimage=preimage)
     return resp
@@ -107,8 +105,6 @@ async def split(request: Request, payload: SplitRequest):
     Requetst a set of tokens with amount "total" to be split into two
     newly minted sets with amount "split" and "total-split".
     """
-    context["version"] = request.headers.get("Client-version")
-    print(context["version"])
     proofs = payload.proofs
     amount = payload.amount
     outputs = payload.outputs.blinded_messages if payload.outputs else None