diff --git a/lib/middleware.js b/lib/middleware.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/middleware.js
+++ b/lib/middleware.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ module.exports = less.middleware = function(source, options){
     render: {
       compress: 'auto',
       yuicompress: false,
-      importPaths: []
+      paths: []
     },
     storeCss: function(pathname, css, req, next) {
       mkdirp(path.dirname(pathname), 511 /* 0777 */, function(err){
fixed wrongly named default paths key in render options