diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx.js
index 4545f3bc93..1f4870d60b 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ exports.createQuery = createQuery;
 exports.toJSONSchema = toJSONSchema;
 exports.requireApp = function (path) {
   'use strict';
-  return manager.mountedApp(arangodb.normalizeURL('/' + path));
+  return manager.requireApp(arangodb.normalizeURL('/' + path));
 };
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/arangoApp.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/arangoApp.js
index 242b15d8eb..4508a64cfd 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/arangoApp.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/arangoApp.js
@@ -47,6 +47,25 @@
   var errors = arangodb.errors;
   var throwFileNotFound = arangodb.throwFileNotFound;
 
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// --SECTION--                                                 private functions
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  var applyDefaultConfig = function(config) {
+    if (config === undefined) {
+      return {};
+    }
+    var res = {};
+    var attr;
+    for (attr in config) {
+      if (config.hasOwnProperty(attr) && config[attr].hasOwnProperty("default")) {
+        res[attr] = config[attr].default;
+      }
+    }
+    return res;
+  };
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // --SECTION--                                      constructors and destructors
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -137,6 +156,11 @@
     this._isDevelopment = config.isDevelopment || false;
     this._exports = {};
     this._collectionPrefix = this._mount.substr(1).replace(/-/g, "_").replace(/\//g, "_") + "_";
+    // Apply the default configuration and ignore all missing options
+    
+    var cfg = config.options.configuration;
+    this._options.configuration = applyDefaultConfig(this._manifest.configuration);
+    this.configure(cfg);
     this._context = new AppContext(this);
 
     if (! this._manifest.hasOwnProperty("defaultDocument")) {
diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
index 4940c50bb6..85a92e9191 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@
       "configure(<mount>)",
       [ [ "Mount path", "string" ] ],
       [ mount ] );
-    utils.validateMount(mount);
+    utils.validateMount(mount, true);
     var app = lookupApp(mount);
     var invalid = app.configure(options);
     if (invalid.length > 0) {
@@ -981,11 +981,22 @@
       "configuration(<mount>)",
       [ [ "Mount path", "string" ] ],
       [ mount ] );
-    utils.validateMount(mount);
+    utils.validateMount(mount, true);
     var app = lookupApp(mount);
     return app.getConfiguration();
   };
 
+  var requireApp = function(mount) {
+    checkParameter(
+      "requireApp(<mount>)",
+      [ [ "Mount path", "string" ] ],
+      [ mount ] );
+    utils.validateMount(mount, true);
+    var app = lookupApp(mount);
+    require("console").log("Exports:", app._exports);
+    return app._exports;
+  };
+
 
   // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // --SECTION--                                                           exports
@@ -1005,6 +1016,7 @@
   exports.production = setProduction;
   exports.configure = configure;
   exports.configuration = configuration;
+  exports.requireApp = requireApp;
 
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   /// @brief Serverside only API
diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/routing.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/routing.js
index b081aa0b30..2f3960a6ed 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/routing.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/routing.js
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   var arangodb = require("org/arangodb");
+  var ArangoError = arangodb.ArangoError;
+  var errors = arangodb.errors;
   var preprocess = require("org/arangodb/foxx/preprocessor").preprocess;
   var _ = require("underscore");
   var fs = require("fs");
@@ -43,7 +45,6 @@
   var frontendDevelopmentMode = require("internal").frontendDevelopmentMode;
   var console = require("console");
   var actions = require("org/arangodb/actions");
-  var utils = require("org/arangodb/foxx/manager-utils");
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // --SECTION--                                                 private functions
@@ -394,6 +395,26 @@
     }
   };
 
+  var routeRegEx = /^(\/:?[a-zA-Z0-9_\-%]+)+\/?$/;
+
+  var validateRoute = function(route) {
+    if (route[0] !== "/") {
+      throw new ArangoError({
+        errorNum: errors.ERROR_INVALID_MOUNTPOINT.code,
+        errorMessage: "Route has to start with /."
+      });
+    }
+    if (!routeRegEx.test(route)) {
+      // Controller routes may be /. Foxxes are not allowed to
+      if (route.length !== 1) {
+        throw new ArangoError({
+          errorNum: errors.ERROR_INVALID_MOUNTPOINT.code,
+          errorMessage: "Route parts '" + route + "' may only contain a-z, A-Z, 0-9 or _. But may start with a :"
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // --SECTION--                                                  public functions
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -472,7 +493,7 @@
     try {
       for (i in controllers) {
         if (controllers.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-          utils.validateMount(i, true);
+          validateRoute(i);
           file = controllers[i];
 
           // set up a context for the application start function