diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 7a3abef5f..183693b56 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -273,14 +273,14 @@ app.remoteObjects = function () {
  * @triggers `mounted` events on shared class constructors (models) 
  */
  
-app.handler = function (type) {
+app.handler = function (type, options) {
   var handlers = this._handlers || (this._handlers = {});
   if(handlers[type]) {
     return handlers[type];
   }
   
   var remotes = this.remotes();
-  var handler = this._handlers[type] = remotes.handler(type);
+  var handler = this._handlers[type] = remotes.handler(type, options);
   
   remotes.classes().forEach(function(sharedClass) {
     sharedClass.ctor.emit('mounted', app, sharedClass, remotes);
diff --git a/lib/models/model.js b/lib/models/model.js
index af5581fa3..67278afe1 100644
--- a/lib/models/model.js
+++ b/lib/models/model.js
@@ -102,12 +102,15 @@ Model.setup = function () {
   var ModelCtor = this;
   var options = this.settings;
   var typeName = this.modelName;
-
+  
+  var remotingOptions = {};
+  extend(remotingOptions, options.remoting || {});
+  
   // create a sharedClass
   var sharedClass = ModelCtor.sharedClass = new SharedClass(
     ModelCtor.modelName,
     ModelCtor,
-    options.remoting
+    remotingOptions
   );
 
   // setup a remoting type converter for this model
diff --git a/test/access-token.test.js b/test/access-token.test.js
index 94260b8da..670b590ad 100644
--- a/test/access-token.test.js
+++ b/test/access-token.test.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('AccessToken', function () {
 });
 
 describe('app.enableAuth()', function() {
-  this.timeout(0);
+  this.timeout(false);
 
   beforeEach(createTestingToken);
 
diff --git a/test/app.test.js b/test/app.test.js
index 6d5b29378..03839517e 100644
--- a/test/app.test.js
+++ b/test/app.test.js
@@ -350,4 +350,24 @@ describe('app', function() {
     var app = loopback();
     expect(app.loopback).to.equal(loopback);
   });
+  
+  describe('normalizeHttpPath option', function() {
+    var app, db;
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      app = loopback();
+      db = loopback.createDataSource({connector: loopback.Memory});
+    });
+    
+    it.onServer('normalizes the http path', function(done) {
+      var UserAccount = PersistedModel.extend('UserAccount', {name: String}, {
+        remoting: { normalizeHttpPath: true }
+      });
+      app.model(UserAccount);
+      UserAccount.attachTo(db);
+      
+      app.use(loopback.rest());
+      request(app).get('/user-accounts').expect(200, done);
+    });
+  });
+  
 });