diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 9e241b7c6..6b1e6bbef 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -1448,7 +1448,10 @@ async function setUpstreamUri(app, upstreamUri, auditSource) {
     let error = validateUpstreamUri(upstreamUri);
     if (error) throw error;
 
+    await reverseProxy.writeAppConfig(_.extend({}, app, { upstreamUri }));
+
     await update(appId, { upstreamUri });
+
     await eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_CONFIGURE, auditSource, { appId, app, upstreamUri });
 }