diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx.js
index 1347359c26..6562c8a9c8 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var Controller = require("org/arangodb/foxx/controller").Controller,
 exports.Controller = Controller;
 exports.Model = Model;
 exports.Repository = Repository;
-exports.app = function(path) {
+exports.requireApp = function(path) {
   return manager.mountedApp(arangodb.normalizeURL('/' + path));
 };