diff --git a/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js b/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
index 1861ec6d1a..d55e924b00 100644
--- a/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
+++ b/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@
              res.mount);
           break;
         case "configure":
-          res = configure(args[1]);
+          options = extractOptions(args);
+          res = configure(args[1], options);
           printf("Reconfigured Application %s version %s on mount point %s\n",
              res.name,
              res.version,
diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
index da07b9434c..c6d2b83c91 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@
       [ mount ] );
     utils.validateMount(mount, true);
     var app = lookupApp(mount);
-    var invalid = app.configure(options);
+    var invalid = app.configure(options.configuration || {});
     if (invalid.length > 0) {
       // TODO Error handling
       console.log(invalid);