In the following season, Hauge established himself as an undisputed starter as Bodø/Glimt won the second-tier championship and made their immediate return to the top-flight Eliteserien. He made a significant contribution that season, scoring two goals and making 13 assists. At the start of the 2018 season, Hauge again lost his starting role, and as a result was loaned to the second-tier club Aalesunds FK, on 15 August 2018, halfway through the season, after 11 league appearances in which he scored no goals. In Aalesund, he had made only six league appearances by the end of the season.
