diff --git a/templates/app.js b/templates/app.js
index f7eff0e9..ddbb5b55 100644
--- a/templates/app.js
+++ b/templates/app.js
@@ -51,15 +51,14 @@ app.use(loopback.methodOverride());
  */
 
 // LoopBack REST interface
-var apiPath = '/api';
-app.use(apiPath, loopback.rest());
+app.use(app.get('restApiRoot'), loopback.rest());
 
 // API explorer (if present)
 var explorerPath = '/explorer';
 var explorerConfigured = false;
 try {
   var explorer = require('loopback-explorer');
-  app.use(explorerPath, explorer(app, { basePath: apiPath }));
+  app.use(explorerPath, explorer(app));
   explorerConfigured = true;
 } catch(e){
   // ignore errors, explorer stays disabled