diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 71f843486..3bb57bc32 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -450,18 +450,20 @@ function install(data, auditSource, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function configure(appId, location, portBindings, accessRestriction, cert, key, memoryLimit, altDomain, auditSource, callback) {
+function configure(appId, data, auditSource, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof appId, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof location, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof portBindings, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof accessRestriction, 'object');
-    assert(cert === null || typeof cert === 'string');
-    assert(key === null || typeof key === 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof memoryLimit, 'number');
-    assert(altDomain === null || typeof altDomain === 'string');
+    assert(data && typeof data === 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof auditSource, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
+    var location = data.location.toLowerCase(),
+        portBindings = data.portBindings || null,
+        accessRestriction = data.accessRestriction || null,
+        cert = data.cert || null,
+        key = data.key || null,
+        memoryLimit = data.memoryLimit || 0,
+        altDomain = data.altDomain || null;
+
     var error = validateHostname(location, config.fqdn());
     if (error) return callback(error);
 
diff --git a/src/routes/apps.js b/src/routes/apps.js
index e6856c386..ad6e9eba6 100644
--- a/src/routes/apps.js
+++ b/src/routes/apps.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function configureApp(req, res, next) {
 
     debug('Configuring app id:%s location:%s bindings:%j accessRestriction:%j memoryLimit:%s', req.params.id, data.location, data.portBindings, data.accessRestriction, data.memoryLimit);
 
-    apps.configure(req.params.id, data.location, data.portBindings || null, data.accessRestriction || null, data.cert || null, data.key || null, data.memoryLimit || 0, data.altDomain || null, auditSource(req), function (error) {
+    apps.configure(req.params.id, data, auditSource(req), function (error) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.ALREADY_EXISTS) return next(new HttpError(409, error.message));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.PORT_RESERVED) return next(new HttpError(409, 'Port ' + error.message + ' is reserved.'));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.PORT_CONFLICT) return next(new HttpError(409, 'Port ' + error.message + ' is already in use.'));