diff --git a/lib/app/client.js b/lib/app/client.js
index 793c631983..6fada6c0b6 100644
--- a/lib/app/client.js
+++ b/lib/app/client.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function render (to, from, next) {
     nextCalled = true
     next(path)
   }
-  let context = getContext({ to<%= (store ? ', store' : '') %>, isClient: true, next: _next.bind(this), error: this.error.bind(this) })
+  let context = getContext({ to<%= (store ? ', store' : '') %>, isClient: true, next: _next.bind(this), error: this.error.bind(this) }, app)
   let Components = getMatchedComponents(to)
   this._context = context
   this._dateLastError = this.$options._nuxt.dateErr
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ function addHotReload ($component, depth) {
       <%= (loading ? 'this.$loading.finish && this.$loading.finish()' : '') %>
       router.push(path)
     }
-    let context = getContext({ route: router.currentRoute<%= (store ? ', store' : '') %>, isClient: true, next: next.bind(this), error: this.error })
+    let context = getContext({ route: router.currentRoute<%= (store ? ', store' : '') %>, isClient: true, next: next.bind(this), error: this.error }, app)
     <%= (loading ? 'this.$loading.start && this.$loading.start()' : '') %>
     callMiddleware.call(this, Components, context)
     .then(() => {
diff --git a/lib/app/server.js b/lib/app/server.js
index ff50771a7a..5d028e3c33 100644
--- a/lib/app/server.js
+++ b/lib/app/server.js
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ export default context => {
     // Add route to the context
     context.route = router.currentRoute
     // Update context
-    ctx = getContext(context)
+    ctx = getContext(context, app)
     // nuxtServerInit
     <% if (store) { %>
-      let promise = (store._actions && store._actions.nuxtServerInit ? store.dispatch('nuxtServerInit', omit(getContext(context), 'redirect', 'error')) : null)
+      let promise = (store._actions && store._actions.nuxtServerInit ? store.dispatch('nuxtServerInit', omit(getContext(context, app), 'redirect', 'error')) : null)
       if (!promise || (!(promise instanceof Promise) && (typeof promise.then !== 'function'))) promise = Promise.resolve()
     <% } else { %>
       let promise = Promise.resolve()
diff --git a/lib/app/utils.js b/lib/app/utils.js
index 8af0355682..05d6ca560c 100644
--- a/lib/app/utils.js
+++ b/lib/app/utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 'use strict'
-import { app } from './index'
-
 const noopData = () => ({})
 
 export function applyAsyncData (Component, asyncData = {}) {
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ export function flatMapComponents (route, fn) {
   }))
 }
 
-export function getContext (context) {
+export function getContext (context, app) {
   let ctx = {
     isServer: !!context.isServer,
     isClient: !!context.isClient,