diff --git a/lib/local-web-server.js b/lib/local-web-server.js
index 1857cbe..72c6e48 100644
--- a/lib/local-web-server.js
+++ b/lib/local-web-server.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const arrayify = require('array-back')
 const t = require('typical')
 const CommandLineTool = require('command-line-tool')
+const flatten = require('reduce-flatten')
 
 /**
  * @module local-web-server
@@ -22,18 +23,37 @@ class LocalWebServer {
     const commandLineUsage = require('command-line-usage')
     const cli = require('../lib/cli-data')
 
-    let stackPath
+    /* manually scan for any --stack passed, as we may need to display stack options */
+    const stackPaths = []
     const stackIndex = process.argv.indexOf('--stack')
     if (stackIndex > -1) {
-      stackPath = process.argv[stackIndex + 1]
-      if (/^-/.test(stackPath)) stackPath = null
+      for (var i = stackIndex + 1; i < process.argv.length; i++) {
+        const stackPath = process.argv[i]
+        if (/^-/.test(stackPath)) {
+          break
+        } else {
+          stackPaths.push(stackPath)
+        }
+      }
     }
 
-    const stackModule = loadStack(stackPath) || require('local-web-server-default-stack')
-    this.stack = new stackModule()
-    this.stack.addAll()
-    const middlewareOptionDefinitions = this.stack.getOptionDefinitions()
-    // console.log(middlewareOptionDefinitions)
+    /* load the stack */
+    // if (!stackPaths.length) stackPaths.push('local-web-server-default-stack')
+    // console.log(stackPaths)
+    const stackModules = stackPaths
+      .map(stackPath => loadStack(stackPath))
+      .map(Middleware => new Middleware())
+
+    /* gather stack option definitions and parse the command line */
+    const middlewareOptionDefinitions = stackModules
+      .filter(mw => mw.optionDefinitions)
+      .map(mw => mw.optionDefinitions())
+      .reduce(flatten, [])
+      .map(def => {
+        def.group = 'middleware'
+        return def
+      })
+
     const usage = commandLineUsage(cli.usage(middlewareOptionDefinitions))
 
     let options = {}
@@ -44,31 +64,48 @@ class LocalWebServer {
       tool.halt(err)
     }
 
+    /* combine in stored config */
     const loadConfig = require('config-master')
     const stored = loadConfig('local-web-server')
-    /* override stored config with command line options */
     options = Object.assign(stored, options.server, options.middleware, options.misc)
     this.options = options
 
+    // console.log(options)
+
     if (options.verbose) {
       // debug.setLevel(1)
     }
+
+    /* --config */
     if (options.config) {
       tool.stop(JSON.stringify(options, null, '  '), 0)
+
+    /* --version */
     } else if (options.version) {
       const pkg = require(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'package.json'))
       tool.stop(pkg.version)
+
+    /* --help */
+    } else if (options.help) {
+      tool.stop(usage)
     } else {
-      if (this.options.help) {
-        tool.stop(usage)
-      }
+      const compose = require('koa-compose')
+      const convert = require('koa-convert')
+      const middlewareStack = stackModules
+        .filter(mw => mw.middleware)
+        .map(mw => mw.middleware)
+        .map(middleware => middleware(options))
+        .filter(middleware => middleware)
+        .reduce(flatten, [])
+        .map(convert)
+      this.stack = compose(middlewareStack)
     }
   }
 
   getApplication (options) {
     const Koa = require('koa')
     const app = new Koa()
-    app.use(this.stack.compose(this.options))
+    app.use(this.stack)
     return app
   }
 
@@ -163,23 +200,32 @@ function collectUserOptions (mwOptionDefinitions) {
   return options
 }
 
+/**
+ * Loads a module by either path or name.
+ * @returns {object}
+ */
 function loadStack (modulePath) {
   let module
   if (modulePath) {
     const fs = require('fs')
     try {
       module = require(path.resolve(modulePath))
-      if (!module.prototype.addAll) {
-        tool.halt(new Error('Must supply a MiddlewareStack'))
-      }
     } catch (err) {
       const walkBack = require('walk-back')
-      const foundPath = walkBack(path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'node_modules'), modulePath)
+      const foundPath = walkBack(process.cwd(), path.join('node_modules', 'local-web-server-' + modulePath))
       if (foundPath) {
         module = require(foundPath)
+      } else {
+        const foundPath2 = walkBack(process.cwd(), path.join('node_modules', modulePath))
+        if (foundPath2) {
+          module = require(foundPath2)
+        }
       }
     }
   }
+  if (!module.prototype.middleware) {
+    tool.halt(new Error('Must supply a Middleware'))
+  }
   return module
 }