diff --git a/app-config/caimira-webservice/app.sh b/app-config/caimira-webservice/app.sh
index 0d0452c8..40380a7e 100755
--- a/app-config/caimira-webservice/app.sh
+++ b/app-config/caimira-webservice/app.sh
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ if [[ "$APP_NAME" == "caimira-webservice" ]]; then
         args+=("--no-debug")
     fi
 
-    if [ ! -z "$CAIMIRA_THEME" ]; then
-        args+=("--theme=${CAIMIRA_THEME}")
+    if [ ! -z "$APPLICATION_ROOT" ]; then
+        args+=("--app_root=${APPLICATION_ROOT}")
     fi
 
     if [ ! -z "$CAIMIRA_CALCULATOR_PREFIX" ]; then
         args+=("--prefix=${CAIMIRA_CALCULATOR_PREFIX}")
     fi
+    if [ ! -z "$CAIMIRA_THEME" ]; then
+        args+=("--theme=${CAIMIRA_THEME}")
+    fi
     
     export "ARVE_API_KEY"="$ARVE_API_KEY"
     export "ARVE_CLIENT_ID"="$ARVE_CLIENT_ID"
diff --git a/app-config/docker-compose.yml b/app-config/docker-compose.yml
index cb9d3958..b2046c21 100644
--- a/app-config/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/app-config/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - COOKIE_SECRET
       - APP_NAME=caimira-webservice
+      - APPLICATION_ROOT=/
       - CAIMIRA_CALCULATOR_PREFIX=/calculator-cern
       - CAIMIRA_THEME=caimira/apps/templates/cern
     user: ${CURRENT_UID}
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - COOKIE_SECRET
       - APP_NAME=caimira-webservice
+      - APPLICATION_ROOT=/
       - CAIMIRA_CALCULATOR_PREFIX=/calculator-open
     user: ${CURRENT_UID}
 
diff --git a/app-config/openshift/deploymentconfig.yaml b/app-config/openshift/deploymentconfig.yaml
index 5e23cede..456a2d4b 100644
--- a/app-config/openshift/deploymentconfig.yaml
+++ b/app-config/openshift/deploymentconfig.yaml
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@
                   value: '3'
                 - name: APP_NAME
                   value: caimira-webservice
+                - name: APPLICATION_ROOT
+                  value: /
                 - name: CAIMIRA_CALCULATOR_PREFIX
                   value: /calculator-cern
                 - name: CAIMIRA_THEME
@@ -297,6 +299,8 @@
                 env:
                 - name: APP_NAME
                   value: caimira-webservice
+                - name: APPLICATION_ROOT
+                  value: /
                 - name: CAIMIRA_CALCULATOR_PREFIX
                   value: /calculator-open
                 image: '${PROJECT_NAME}/caimira-webservice'