diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bc0b2436..d77ff8d8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* Fix preloaded apps so that they have the complete environment [Pablo]
+
 # v0.0.17
 
 * Updated bases image to board-specific, and all node versions to 0.10.40-slim [Pablo]
diff --git a/src/application.coffee b/src/application.coffee
index 2af00807..c96bd5c6 100644
--- a/src/application.coffee
+++ b/src/application.coffee
@@ -354,13 +354,7 @@ application.update = update = (force) ->
 			.then (remoteApps) ->
 				remoteAppEnvs = {}
 				remoteApps = _.map remoteApps, (app) ->
-					env =
-						RESIN_DEVICE_UUID: uuid
-						RESIN: '1'
-						USER: 'root'
-
-					if app.environment_variable?
-						_.extend(env, app.environment_variable)
+					env = utils.extendEnvVars(app.environment_variable, uuid)
 					remoteAppEnvs[app.id] = env
 					env = _.omit(env, _.keys(specialActionEnvVars))
 					return {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap.coffee b/src/bootstrap.coffee
index 63e878af..d22a8b9c 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap.coffee
+++ b/src/bootstrap.coffee
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ loadPreloadedApps = ->
 		fs.readFileAsync(appsPath, 'utf8')
 	.then(JSON.parse)
 	.map (app) ->
-		env =
-			RESIN_DEVICE_UUID: userConfig.uuid
-			RESIN: '1'
-			USER: 'root'
-		_.extend(app.env, env)
-		app.env = JSON.stringify(app.env)
+		app.env = JSON.stringify(utils.extendEnvVars(app.env, userConfig.uuid))
 		knex('app').insert(app)
 	.catch (err) ->
 		utils.mixpanelTrack('Loading preloaded apps failed', {error: err})
diff --git a/src/utils.coffee b/src/utils.coffee
index 1394d358..f61c7d48 100644
--- a/src/utils.coffee
+++ b/src/utils.coffee
@@ -96,3 +96,12 @@ exports.connectivityCheck = _.once ->
 			else
 				console.log('Waiting for connectivity...')
 				blink.pattern.start(networkPattern)
+
+exports.extendEnvVars = (env, uuid) ->
+	newEnv =
+		RESIN_DEVICE_UUID: uuid
+		RESIN: '1'
+		USER: 'root'
+	if env?
+		_.extend(newEnv, env)
+	return newEnv