diff --git a/pages/client/[id].vue b/pages/client/[id].vue
index ee7f852..2f46c20 100644
--- a/pages/client/[id].vue
+++ b/pages/client/[id].vue
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-/* global $fetch */
-import { useRoute, useFetch, createError } from "nuxt/app";
 import { ref, type Ref } from "vue";
 
 import { VBtn, VForm } from "vuetify/components";
@@ -9,7 +7,10 @@ import Snowflake from "~/utils/snowflake";
 import OrderView from "~/components/orderView.vue";
 import EntryEditor, { type fieldDefinition } from "~/components/entryEditor.vue";
 
+import { useRoute, useFetch, createError, useRequestFetch } from "#imports";
+
 const route = useRoute();
+const fetch = useRequestFetch();
 const id = route.params.id;
 
 const clientRequest = await useFetch(`/api/clients/${id}` as "/api/clients/:id");
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ async function loadOrder(id: string) {
   if (!entry) throw createError(`excepted order entry for ${id}`);
   entry.loading = true;
   // @ts-expect-error
-  entry.value = await $fetch(`/api/orders/${id}` as "/api/order/:id", {
+  entry.value = await fetch(`/api/orders/${id}` as "/api/order/:id", {
     method: "GET",
   }) as Order;
   entry.loading = false;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ async function handleSubmit() {
   submitting.value = true;
   normalizeForm();
   try {
-    const result = await $fetch(
+    const result = await fetch(
       `/api/clients/${client.value.id}` as "/api/clients/:id", {
         method: "PATCH",
         body: formData.value,
diff --git a/pages/clients.vue b/pages/clients.vue
index a4e40b3..e082b2d 100644
--- a/pages/clients.vue
+++ b/pages/clients.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-/* global $fetch */
 import { type NuxtError } from "nuxt/app";
 import { ref, type Ref, reactive } from "vue";
 import { VBtn } from "vuetify/components";
@@ -8,10 +7,11 @@ import pagedTable from "~/components/pagedTable.vue";
 import Alerts, { type AlertData } from "~/components/alerts.vue";
 import { type fieldDefinition } from "~/components/entryEditor.vue";
 
-import { useFetch, createError, navigateTo, useRoute, definePageMeta } from "#imports";
+import { useFetch, createError, navigateTo, useRoute, definePageMeta, useRequestFetch } from "#imports";
 
 definePageMeta({ middleware: ["auth"] });
 const route = useRoute();
+const fetch = useRequestFetch();
 
 const alerts = ref<Array<AlertData>>([]);
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async function rowClicked(client: string, edit = false) {
 
 async function rowDelete(client: string) {
   try {
-    await $fetch(`/api/clients/${client}` as "/api/clients/:id", {
+    await fetch(`/api/clients/${client}` as "/api/clients/:id", {
       method: "DELETE",
     });
     clients.value = clients.value.filter(e => e.id !== client);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async function loadBefore() {
   loadingMore.value = true;
 
   try {
-    clients.value.push(...await $fetch("/api/clients", {
+    clients.value.push(...await fetch("/api/clients", {
       query: {
         before: clients.value[clients.value.length - 1].id,
       },
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ async function handleSubmit() {
   submitting.value = true;
   normalizeForm();
   try {
-    const result = await $fetch(
+    const result = await fetch(
       "/api/clients", {
         method: "POST",
         body: formData.value,
diff --git a/pages/firstRun.vue b/pages/firstRun.vue
index 238ef05..a735205 100644
--- a/pages/firstRun.vue
+++ b/pages/firstRun.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-/* global $fetch */
 import { ref } from 'vue';
 import { type NuxtError } from 'nuxt/app';
-import { navigateTo, useFetch, definePageMeta } from '#imports';
+import { navigateTo, useFetch, definePageMeta, useRequestFetch } from '#imports';
 
 import EntryEditor, { type fieldDefinition } from '~/components/entryEditor.vue';
 import Alerts, { type AlertData } from '~/components/alerts.vue';
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ definePageMeta({
 
 async function submit() {
   try {
-    await $fetch("/api/firstRun", {
+    await useRequestFetch()("/api/firstRun", {
       body: formValue.value,
       method: "POST",
     });
diff --git a/pages/login.vue b/pages/login.vue
index b177602..413d13b 100644
--- a/pages/login.vue
+++ b/pages/login.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-/* global $fetch */
 import { ref, watch } from "vue";
 import { VForm } from "vuetify/components";
 import { cookieSettings } from "~/utils/cookieSettings";
-import { definePageMeta, navigateTo, useCookie, useFetch, useRoute } from "#imports";
+import { definePageMeta, navigateTo, useCookie, useFetch, useRoute, useRequestFetch } from "#imports";
 
 const route = useRoute();
+const fetch = useRequestFetch();
 
 const login = ref("");
 const password = ref("");
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ definePageMeta({
 async function submit() {
   loading.value = true;
   try {
-    const result = await $fetch("/api/login", {
+    const result = await fetch("/api/login", {
       body: { login: login.value, password: password.value },
       method: "POST",
     });
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ async function submit() {
 
 async function logout() {
   try {
-    await $fetch("/api/logout");
+    await fetch("/api/logout");
     loggedIn.value = false;
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(e);
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ watch(loggedIn, updateUserInfo);
 async function updateUserInfo() {
   if (loggedIn.value) {
     try {
-      userInfo.value = JSON.stringify(await $fetch("/api/users/me"));
+      userInfo.value = JSON.stringify(await fetch("/api/users/me"));
     } catch (e) {
       // expected if the user is not logged in
       userInfo.value = "";
diff --git a/pages/orders.vue b/pages/orders.vue
index c255fba..9590a59 100644
--- a/pages/orders.vue
+++ b/pages/orders.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-/* global $fetch */
 import { ref, type Ref } from "vue";
 import { VBtn } from "vuetify/components";
 import type { NuxtError } from "#app";
@@ -7,10 +6,11 @@ import type { NuxtError } from "#app";
 import Alerts, { type AlertData } from "~/components/alerts.vue";
 import { type fieldDefinition } from "~/components/entryEditor.vue";
 
-import { definePageMeta, useFetch, createError, useRoute, navigateTo } from "#imports";
+import { definePageMeta, useFetch, createError, useRoute, navigateTo, useRequestFetch } from "#imports";
 
 definePageMeta({ middleware: ["auth"] });
 const route = useRoute();
+const fetch = useRequestFetch();
 
 const alerts = ref<Array<AlertData>>([]);
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async function rowClicked(client: string, edit = false) {
 
 async function rowDelete(client: string) {
   try {
-    await $fetch(`/api/orders/${client}` as "/api/orders/:id", {
+    await fetch(`/api/orders/${client}` as "/api/orders/:id", {
       method: "DELETE",
     });
     orders.value = orders.value.filter(e => e.id !== client);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ async function loadBefore() {
   loadingMore.value = true;
 
   try {
-    orders.value.push(...await $fetch("/api/orders", {
+    orders.value.push(...await fetch("/api/orders", {
       query: {
         before: orders.value[orders.value.length - 1].id,
       },
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async function handleSubmit() {
   submitting.value = true;
   normalizeForm();
   try {
-    const result = await $fetch(
+    const result = await fetch(
       "/api/orders", {
         method: "POST",
         body: formData.value,