diff --git a/zero.Api/Plugin.cs b/zero.Api/Plugin.cs
index 1704916b..283c2a35 100644
--- a/zero.Api/Plugin.cs
+++ b/zero.Api/Plugin.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ public class ZeroApiPlugin : ZeroPlugin
   public override void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration)
   {
     services.AddOptions<ApiOptions>().Bind(configuration.GetSection("Zero:Api")).Configure<IWebHostEnvironment>(ConfigureOptions);
-    services.TryAddEnumerable(ServiceDescriptor.Transient<IConfigureOptions<MvcOptions>, ZeroBackofficeMvcOptions>());
-
+    services.TryAddEnumerable(ServiceDescriptor.Transient<IConfigureOptions<MvcOptions>, ZeroApiMvcOptions>());
     //Mvc.AddNewtonsoftJson(x =>
     //{
     //  // TODO this shall only be configurated for backoffice controllers
@@ -34,11 +33,6 @@ public class ZeroApiPlugin : ZeroPlugin
 
     services.AddZeroBackofficeModules(configuration);
 
-    services.AddControllers(opts =>
-    {
-      opts.Conventions.Add(new RouteTokenTransformerConvention(new ApiParameterTransformer()));
-    });
-
     //services.AddTransient<ISectionsApi, SectionsApi>();
     //services.AddTransient<ISettingsApi, SettingsApi>();
 
diff --git a/zero.Api/ZeroApiControllerModelConvention.cs b/zero.Api/ZeroApiControllerModelConvention.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c917355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zero.Api/ZeroApiControllerModelConvention.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationModels;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace zero.Api.Controllers;
+
+public class ZeroApiControllerModelConvention : IControllerModelConvention
+{
+  readonly AttributeRouteModel RouteModel;
+
+  readonly Type BaseClass = typeof(ZeroApiController);
+
+
+  public ZeroApiControllerModelConvention(string zeroPath, string apiPath = "api", bool isAppAware = false)
+  {
+    StringBuilder path = new();
+    path.Append(zeroPath.EnsureEndsWith('/'));
+    path.Append(apiPath.TrimStart('/').EnsureEndsWith('/'));
+
+    if (isAppAware)
+    {
+      path.Append("{zero_app_slug}/");
+    }
+
+    path.Append("[controller]");
+
+    RouteModel = new AttributeRouteModel(new RouteAttribute(path.ToString()));
+  }
+
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Configure routing model for all backoffice controllers
+  /// </summary>
+  public void Apply(ControllerModel controller)
+  {
+    bool hasAttributeRouteModels = controller.Selectors.Any(selector => selector.AttributeRouteModel != null);
+
+    if (controller.ControllerType.IsSubclassOf(BaseClass))
+    {
+      controller.Selectors[0].AttributeRouteModel = RouteModel;
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/zero.Api/ZeroApiMvcOptions.cs b/zero.Api/ZeroApiMvcOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14c57810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zero.Api/ZeroApiMvcOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationModels;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace zero.Api;
+
+internal class ZeroApiMvcOptions : IConfigureOptions<MvcOptions>
+{
+  IZeroOptions Options { get; set; }
+
+  public ZeroApiMvcOptions(IZeroOptions options)
+  {
+    Options = options;
+  }
+
+  public void Configure(MvcOptions options)
+  {
+    options.Conventions.Add(new ZeroApiControllerModelConvention(Options.ZeroPath, isAppAware: Options.For<ApplicationOptions>().EnableMultiple));
+    options.Conventions.Add(new RouteTokenTransformerConvention(new ApiParameterTransformer()));
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/zero.Api/ZeroBackofficeMvcOptions.cs b/zero.Api/ZeroBackofficeMvcOptions.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index e645f6ac..00000000
--- a/zero.Api/ZeroBackofficeMvcOptions.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationModels;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
-using zero.Api.Filters;
-
-namespace zero.Api;
-
-internal class ZeroBackofficeMvcOptions : IConfigureOptions<MvcOptions>
-{
-  IZeroOptions Options { get; set; }
-
-  public ZeroBackofficeMvcOptions(IZeroOptions options)
-  {
-    Options = options;
-  }
-
-  public void Configure(MvcOptions options)
-  {
-    options.Conventions.Add(new ZeroBackofficeControllerModelConvention(Options.ZeroPath));
-    //options.Conventions.Add(new RouteTokenTransformerConvention(new ApiParameterTransformer()));
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/zero.Backoffice/Controllers/ZeroBackofficeController.cs b/zero.Backoffice/Controllers/ZeroBackofficeController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e63759e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zero.Backoffice/Controllers/ZeroBackofficeController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using zero.Api.Controllers;
+
+namespace zero.Backoffice.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[ZeroAuthorize]
+[DisableBrowserCache]
+//[ServiceFilter(typeof(ModelStateValidationFilterAttribute))]
+//[ServiceFilter(typeof(BackofficeFilterAttribute))]
+public abstract class ZeroBackofficeController : ControllerBase
+{
+  IZeroMapper _mapper;
+  protected IZeroMapper Mapper => _mapper ?? (_mapper = HttpContext?.RequestServices?.GetService<IZeroMapper>());
+}
diff --git a/zero.Api/ZeroBackofficeControllerModelConvention.cs b/zero.Backoffice/ZeroBackofficeControllerModelConvention.cs
similarity index 90%
rename from zero.Api/ZeroBackofficeControllerModelConvention.cs
rename to zero.Backoffice/ZeroBackofficeControllerModelConvention.cs
index 08d118c5..0e36ff3b 100644
--- a/zero.Api/ZeroBackofficeControllerModelConvention.cs
+++ b/zero.Backoffice/ZeroBackofficeControllerModelConvention.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationModels;
 
-namespace zero.Api.Controllers;
+namespace zero.Backoffice;
 
 public class ZeroBackofficeControllerModelConvention : IApplicationModelConvention
 {
   readonly AttributeRouteModel RouteModel;
 
-  readonly Type BaseClass = typeof(ZeroApiController);
+  readonly Type BaseClass = typeof(ZeroBackofficeController);
 
 
   public ZeroBackofficeControllerModelConvention(string backofficePath)
diff --git a/zero.Backoffice/ZeroBackofficeMvcOptions.cs b/zero.Backoffice/ZeroBackofficeMvcOptions.cs
index ab7a37d5..a720074e 100644
--- a/zero.Backoffice/ZeroBackofficeMvcOptions.cs
+++ b/zero.Backoffice/ZeroBackofficeMvcOptions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
-using zero.Api.Controllers;
 
 namespace zero.Backoffice;
 
diff --git a/zero.Core/ZeroApplicationBuilder.cs b/zero.Core/ZeroApplicationBuilder.cs
index cbe5fdc9..67b4b8ed 100644
--- a/zero.Core/ZeroApplicationBuilder.cs
+++ b/zero.Core/ZeroApplicationBuilder.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class ZeroApplicationBuilder : IZeroApplicationBuilder
     App = app;
     App.UseStaticFiles();
     App.UseExceptionHandler("/zero/api/error");
-    App.UseMiddleware<ZeroContextMiddleware>();
     App.UseRouting();
+    App.UseMiddleware<ZeroContextMiddleware>();
     App.UseAuthentication();
     App.UseAuthorization();