diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index f0c9c9a63..3ce8c4709 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -1369,6 +1369,7 @@ function repair(appId, data, auditSource, callback) {
         };
 
         if (errorState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_INSTALL || errorState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_CLONE) {
+            task.args = { overwriteDns: true };
             if (data.manifest) {
                 error = manifestFormat.parse(data.manifest);
                 if (error) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, `manifest error: ${error.message}`));
@@ -1377,7 +1378,7 @@ function repair(appId, data, auditSource, callback) {
                 if (error) return callback(error);
 
                 task.values.manifest = data.manifest;
-                task.args = { overwriteDns: true, oldManifest: app.manifest };
+                task.args.oldManifest = app.manifest;
             }
         }