diff --git a/examples/auth-routes/nuxt.config.js b/examples/auth-routes/nuxt.config.js
index 6927fa17d8..46832715a6 100644
--- a/examples/auth-routes/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/examples/auth-routes/nuxt.config.js
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ module.exports = {
       { name: 'viewport', content: 'width=device-width, initial-scale=1' },
       { hid: 'description', content: 'Auth Routes example' }
     ]
+  },
+  build: {
+    vendor: ['axios']
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/auth-routes/package.json b/examples/auth-routes/package.json
index 3cd143afbf..5b29455533 100644
--- a/examples/auth-routes/package.json
+++ b/examples/auth-routes/package.json
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
   "name": "auth-routes",
   "description": "",
   "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "^0.15.3",
-    "body-parser": "^1.15.2",
-    "cross-env": "^3.1.3",
-    "express": "^4.14.0",
-    "express-session": "^1.14.2",
-    "nuxt": "latest"
+    "axios": "^0.16.1",
+    "body-parser": "^1.17.2",
+    "cross-env": "^5.0.0",
+    "express": "^4.15.3",
+    "express-session": "^1.15.3",
+    "nuxt": "^1.0.0-alpha1"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "node server.js",
     "build": "nuxt build",
-    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production & node server.js"
+    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node server.js"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/auth-routes/server.js b/examples/auth-routes/server.js
index 5a2fb970d1..4d49e7deac 100644
--- a/examples/auth-routes/server.js
+++ b/examples/auth-routes/server.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-const Nuxt = require('../../')
+const Nuxt = require('nuxt')
 const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
 const session = require('express-session')
 const app = require('express')()
+
 const host = process.env.HOST || '127.0.0.1'
 const port = process.env.PORT || '3000'
 
@@ -36,18 +37,20 @@ let config = require('./nuxt.config.js')
 config.dev = !(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production')
 
 // Init Nuxt.js
-const nuxt = new Nuxt(config)
-app.use(nuxt.render)
+new Nuxt(config)
+.then((nuxt) => {
+  // nuxt middlware
+  app.use(nuxt.render)
+  // Build only in dev mode
+  if (config.dev) {
+    nuxt.build()
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error) // eslint-disable-line no-console
+      process.exit(1)
+    })
+  }
+  // Listen the server
+  app.listen(port, host)
+  console.log('Server listening on ' + host + ':' + port) // eslint-disable-line no-console
+})
 
-// Build only in dev mode
-if (config.dev) {
-  nuxt.build()
-  .catch((error) => {
-    console.error(error) // eslint-disable-line no-console
-    process.exit(1)
-  })
-}
-
-// Listen the server
-app.listen(port, host)
-console.log('Server listening on ' + host + ':' + port) // eslint-disable-line no-console
diff --git a/examples/auth-routes/store/index.js b/examples/auth-routes/store/index.js
index 2181cfdf0c..680602d732 100644
--- a/examples/auth-routes/store/index.js
+++ b/examples/auth-routes/store/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import axios from 'axios'
 
-export const state = {
+export const state = () => ({
   authUser: null
-}
+})
 
 export const mutations = {
   SET_USER: function (state, user) {