diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6ec5dcc..300e11fb 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ is added automatically to requests. Defaults to `false`.
 
 - `useLocalizedMenuEndpoint`: If enabled, the menu endpoint will use a language prefix as configured by [nuxtjs/i18n](https://v8.i18n.nuxtjs.org) module. Defaults to `true`.
 
-- `exposeAPIRouteRules`: If enabled, the module will create a Nitro server handler that proxies API requests to Drupal backend. Defaults to `true` for SSR (it's disabled for SSG).
+- `serverApiProxy`: If enabled, the module will create a Nitro server handler that proxies API requests to Drupal backend. Defaults to `true` for SSR (it's disabled for SSG).
 
 - `passThroughHeaders`: Response headers to pass through from Drupal to the client. Defaults to ['cache-control', 'content-language', 'set-cookie', 'x-drupal-cache', 'x-drupal-dynamic-cache']. Note: This is only available in SSR mode.
 
diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index c392a421..1749ba3f 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 import { defineNuxtModule, addPlugin, createResolver, addImportsDir, addServerHandler } from '@nuxt/kit'
-import type { UseFetchOptions } from 'nuxt/dist/app/composables'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
+import type { NuxtOptionsWithDrupalCe } from './types'
 
 export interface ModuleOptions {
   baseURL?: string,
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ export interface ModuleOptions {
   addRequestContentFormat?: string,
   addRequestFormat: boolean,
   customErrorPages: boolean,
-  fetchOptions: UseFetchOptions<any>,
+  fetchOptions: Object,
   fetchProxyHeaders: string[],
   useLocalizedMenuEndpoint: boolean,
-  exposeAPIRouteRules: boolean,
+  serverApiProxy: boolean,
   passThroughHeaders?: string[],
+  exposeAPIRouteRules?: boolean,
 }
 
 export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
@@ -39,10 +40,15 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
     fetchProxyHeaders: ['cookie'],
     useLocalizedMenuEndpoint: true,
     addRequestFormat: false,
-    exposeAPIRouteRules: true,
+    serverApiProxy: true,
     passThroughHeaders: ['cache-control', 'content-language', 'set-cookie', 'x-drupal-cache', 'x-drupal-dynamic-cache'],
   },
   setup (options, nuxt) {
+    const nuxtOptions = nuxt.options as NuxtOptionsWithDrupalCe
+    // Keep backwards compatibility for exposeAPIRouteRules(deprecated).
+    if (!nuxtOptions.drupalCe?.serverApiProxy && options.exposeAPIRouteRules !== undefined) {
+      options.serverApiProxy = options.exposeAPIRouteRules
+    }
     // Keep backwards compatibility for baseURL(deprecated).
     if (options.baseURL && options.baseURL.startsWith('http')) {
       const baseURL = new URL(options.baseURL)
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
 
     // Disable the server routes for static sites OR when baseURL is not a full URL.
     if (nuxt.options._generate || !options.baseURL.startsWith('http')) {
-      options.exposeAPIRouteRules = false
+      options.serverApiProxy = false
     }
 
     const { resolve } = createResolver(import.meta.url)
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
 
     nuxt.options.runtimeConfig.public.drupalCe = defu(nuxt.options.runtimeConfig.public.drupalCe ?? {}, options)
 
-    if (options.exposeAPIRouteRules === true) {
+    if (options.serverApiProxy === true) {
       addServerHandler({
         route: '/api/drupal-ce',
         handler: resolve(runtimeDir, 'server/api/drupalCe')
@@ -87,11 +93,3 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
     }
   }
 })
-
-// Define the type for the runtime-config,.
-// see https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/going-further/runtime-config#manually-typing-runtime-config
-declare module 'nuxt/schema' {
-  interface PublicRuntimeConfig {
-    drupalCe: ModuleOptions,
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/runtime/composables/useDrupalCe.ts b/src/runtime/composables/useDrupalCe.ts
index d181c9a5..d4bc53f3 100644
--- a/src/runtime/composables/useDrupalCe.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/composables/useDrupalCe.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { callWithNuxt } from '#app'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
 import { appendResponseHeader } from 'h3'
-import { useRuntimeConfig, useRequestURL, useState, useFetch, navigateTo, createError, h, resolveComponent, setResponseStatus, useNuxtApp, useRequestHeaders, UseFetchOptions, ref, watch } from '#imports'
+import type { UseFetchOptions } from '#app'
+import { useRuntimeConfig, useState, useFetch, navigateTo, createError, h, resolveComponent, setResponseStatus, useNuxtApp, useRequestHeaders, ref, watch } from '#imports'
 
 export const useDrupalCe = () => {
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export const useDrupalCe = () => {
    * @returns UseFetchOptions<any>
    */
   const processFetchOptions = (fetchOptions:UseFetchOptions<any> = {}) => {
-    if (config.exposeAPIRouteRules) {
+    if (config.serverApiProxy) {
       fetchOptions.baseURL = '/api/drupal-ce'
     } else {
       fetchOptions.baseURL = fetchOptions.baseURL ?? config.baseURL
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ export const useDrupalCe = () => {
       })
     }
 
-    if (config.exposeAPIRouteRules) {
+    if (config.serverApiProxy) {
       useFetchOptions.baseURL = '/api/menu'
       // menuPath should not start with a slash.
       if (menuPath.value.startsWith('/')) {
diff --git a/src/types.d.ts b/src/types.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b5eb1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { ModuleOptions } from './module'
+
+// Define the type for the runtime-config,.
+// see https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/going-further/runtime-config#manually-typing-runtime-config
+declare module 'nuxt/schema' {
+  interface PublicRuntimeConfig {
+    drupalCe: ModuleOptions,
+  }
+}
+
+export interface NuxtOptionsWithDrupalCe extends NuxtOptions {
+  drupalCe?: ModuleOptions
+}
+
diff --git a/test/routeRules.test.ts b/test/routeRules.test.ts
index 0ea7d5b9..b9d0913a 100644
--- a/test/routeRules.test.ts
+++ b/test/routeRules.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
 import { setup, $fetch } from '@nuxt/test-utils'
 import DrupalCe from '..'
 
-describe('Site works with exposeAPIRouteRules disabled', async () => {
+describe('Site works with serverApiProxy disabled', async () => {
   await setup({
     rootDir: fileURLToPath(new URL('../playground', import.meta.url)),
     nuxtConfig: {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('Site works with exposeAPIRouteRules disabled', async () => {
       ],
       drupalCe: {
         baseURL: '/api',
-        exposeAPIRouteRules: false
+        serverApiProxy: false
       }
     }
   })