diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 1811715ce..49c68cfce 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ function install(data, auditSource, callback) {
         label = data.label || null,
         tags = data.tags || [],
         overwriteDns = 'overwriteDns' in data ? data.overwriteDns : false,
+        skipDnsSetup = 'skipDnsSetup' in data ? data.skipDnsSetup : false,
         appStoreId = data.appStoreId,
         manifest = data.manifest;
 
@@ -848,7 +849,7 @@ function install(data, auditSource, callback) {
                 }
 
                 const task = {
-                    args: { restoreConfig: null, overwriteDns },
+                    args: { restoreConfig: null, skipDnsSetup, overwriteDns },
                     values: { },
                     requiredState: data.installationState
                 };
@@ -1250,6 +1251,7 @@ function setLocation(app, data, auditSource, callback) {
         const task = {
             args: {
                 oldConfig: _.pick(app, 'location', 'domain', 'fqdn', 'alternateDomains', 'aliasDomains', 'portBindings'),
+                skipDnsSetup: !!data.skipDnsSetup,
                 overwriteDns: !!data.overwriteDns
             },
             values
@@ -1455,7 +1457,7 @@ function repair(app, data, auditSource, callback) {
 
     // maybe split this into a separate route like reinstall?
     if (errorState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_INSTALL || errorState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_CLONE) {
-        task.args = { overwriteDns: true };
+        task.args = { skipDnsSetup: false, overwriteDns: true };
         if (data.manifest) {
             let error = manifestFormat.parse(data.manifest);
             if (error) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, `manifest error: ${error.message}`));
@@ -1528,6 +1530,7 @@ function restore(app, backupId, auditSource, callback) {
             args: {
                 restoreConfig,
                 oldManifest: app.manifest,
+                skipDnsSetup: false,
                 overwriteDns: true
             },
             values
@@ -1583,6 +1586,7 @@ function importApp(app, data, auditSource, callback) {
             args: {
                 restoreConfig,
                 oldManifest: app.manifest,
+                skipDnsSetup: false,
                 overwriteDns: true
             },
             values: {}
@@ -1645,6 +1649,7 @@ function clone(app, data, user, auditSource, callback) {
         portBindings = data.portBindings || null,
         backupId = data.backupId,
         overwriteDns = 'overwriteDns' in data ? data.overwriteDns : false,
+        skipDnsSetup = 'skipDnsSetup' in data ? data.skipDnsSetup : false,
         appId = app.id;
 
     assert.strictEqual(typeof backupId, 'string');
@@ -1701,7 +1706,7 @@ function clone(app, data, user, auditSource, callback) {
 
                     const restoreConfig = { backupId: backupId, backupFormat: backupInfo.format };
                     const task = {
-                        args: { restoreConfig, overwriteDns, oldManifest: null },
+                        args: { restoreConfig, overwriteDns, skipDnsSetup, oldManifest: null },
                         values: {},
                         requiredState: exports.ISTATE_PENDING_CLONE
                     };
@@ -1997,7 +2002,7 @@ function restoreInstalledApps(callback) {
                 }
 
                 const task = {
-                    args: { restoreConfig, overwriteDns: true, oldManifest },
+                    args: { restoreConfig, skipDnsSetup: false, overwriteDns: true, oldManifest },
                     values: {},
                     scheduleNow: false, // task will be scheduled by autoRestartTasks when platform is ready
                     requireNullTaskId: false // ignore existing stale taskId
diff --git a/src/routes/apps.js b/src/routes/apps.js
index 03452b8f9..7c16b731a 100644
--- a/src/routes/apps.js
+++ b/src/routes/apps.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ function install(req, res, next) {
     }
 
     if ('overwriteDns' in req.body && typeof req.body.overwriteDns !== 'boolean') return next(new HttpError(400, 'overwriteDns must be boolean'));
+    if ('skipDnsSetup' in req.body && typeof req.body.skipDnsSetup !== 'boolean') return next(new HttpError(400, 'skipDnsSetup must be boolean'));
 
     apps.downloadManifest(data.appStoreId, data.manifest, function (error, appStoreId, manifest) {
         if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ function setLocation(req, res, next) {
     }
 
     if ('overwriteDns' in req.body && typeof req.body.overwriteDns !== 'boolean') return next(new HttpError(400, 'overwriteDns must be boolean'));
+    if ('skipDnsSetup' in req.body && typeof req.body.skipDnsSetup !== 'boolean') return next(new HttpError(400, 'skipDnsSetup must be boolean'));
 
     apps.setLocation(req.resource, req.body, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error, result) {
         if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
@@ -478,6 +480,7 @@ function clone(req, res, next) {
     if (('portBindings' in data) && typeof data.portBindings !== 'object') return next(new HttpError(400, 'portBindings must be an object'));
 
     if ('overwriteDns' in req.body && typeof req.body.overwriteDns !== 'boolean') return next(new HttpError(400, 'overwriteDns must be boolean'));
+    if ('skipDnsSetup' in req.body && typeof req.body.skipDnsSetup !== 'boolean') return next(new HttpError(400, 'skipDnsSetup must be boolean'));
 
     apps.clone(req.resource, data, req.user, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error, result) {
         if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));