diff --git a/rpxy-bin/src/config/parse.rs b/rpxy-bin/src/config/parse.rs
index 109dc4b..09b24b3 100644
--- a/rpxy-bin/src/config/parse.rs
+++ b/rpxy-bin/src/config/parse.rs
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ pub fn build_settings() -> std::result::Result<(ProxyConfig, AppConfigList<Crypt
 
   // let mut backends = Backends::new();
   for (app_name, app) in apps.0.iter() {
-    let server_name_string = app.server_name.as_ref().ok_or(anyhow!("No server name"))?;
-    let app_config = app.try_into()?;
+    let _server_name_string = app.server_name.as_ref().ok_or(anyhow!("No server name"))?;
+    let registered_app_name = app_name.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    let app_config = app.build_app_config(&registered_app_name)?;
     app_config_list_inner.push(app_config);
-    info!("Registering application: {} ({})", app_name, server_name_string);
   }
 
   let app_config_list = AppConfigList {
     inner: app_config_list_inner,
-    default_app: config.default_app, // default backend application for plaintext http requests
+    default_app: config.default_app.map(|v| v.to_ascii_lowercase()), // default backend application for plaintext http requests
   };
 
   Ok((proxy_config, app_config_list))
diff --git a/rpxy-bin/src/config/toml.rs b/rpxy-bin/src/config/toml.rs
index 55faf93..6868d21 100644
--- a/rpxy-bin/src/config/toml.rs
+++ b/rpxy-bin/src/config/toml.rs
@@ -168,10 +168,8 @@ impl ConfigToml {
   }
 }
 
-impl TryInto<AppConfig<CryptoFileSource>> for &Application {
-  type Error = anyhow::Error;
-
-  fn try_into(self) -> std::result::Result<AppConfig<CryptoFileSource>, Self::Error> {
+impl Application {
+  pub fn build_app_config(&self, app_name: &str) -> std::result::Result<AppConfig<CryptoFileSource>, anyhow::Error> {
     let server_name_string = self.server_name.as_ref().ok_or(anyhow!("Missing server_name"))?;
 
     // reverse proxy settings
@@ -202,6 +200,7 @@ impl TryInto<AppConfig<CryptoFileSource>> for &Application {
     };
 
     Ok(AppConfig {
+      app_name: app_name.to_owned(),
       server_name: server_name_string.to_owned(),
       reverse_proxy: reverse_proxy_config,
       tls: tls_config,
diff --git a/rpxy-lib/src/globals.rs b/rpxy-lib/src/globals.rs
index f97bc3b..6614b5c 100644
--- a/rpxy-lib/src/globals.rs
+++ b/rpxy-lib/src/globals.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ where
       backends
         .apps
         .insert(app_config.server_name.clone().to_server_name_vec(), backend);
-      info!("Registering application: ({})", &app_config.server_name);
+      info!(
+        "Registering application {} ({})",
+        &app_config.server_name, &app_config.app_name
+      );
     }
 
     // default backend application for plaintext http requests
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ pub struct AppConfig<T>
 where
   T: CryptoSource,
 {
+  pub app_name: String,
   pub server_name: String,
   pub reverse_proxy: Vec<ReverseProxyConfig>,
   pub tls: Option<TlsConfig<T>>,
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ where
     let reverse_proxy = self.try_into()?;
 
     backend_builder
-      .app_name(self.server_name.clone())
+      .app_name(self.app_name.clone())
       .server_name(self.server_name.clone())
       .reverse_proxy(reverse_proxy);