diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cdea4a3..fb1e215 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "imjoy-core",
-  "version": "0.14.4",
+  "version": "0.14.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b4c3dce..5b39ae6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "imjoy-core",
-  "version": "0.14.4",
+  "version": "0.14.5",
   "private": false,
   "description": "The core library for ImJoy -- a sandboxed plugin framework for computational web applications.",
   "author": "imjoy-team <imjoy.team@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/src/imjoyBasicApp.js b/src/imjoyBasicApp.js
index 687adf4..4ff3439 100644
--- a/src/imjoyBasicApp.js
+++ b/src/imjoyBasicApp.js
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ export async function loadImJoyBasicApp(config) {
   const imjoyCore = await loadImJoyCore(config);
   const imjoy = new imjoyCore.ImJoy({
     imjoy_api,
+    expose_api: config.expose_api,
+    client_id: config.client_id,
+    default_base_frame: config.default_base_frame,
+    default_rpc_base_url: config.default_rpc_base_url,
+    debug: config.debug,
+    flags: config.flags || [],
+    engine_selector: config.engine_selector,
   });
   await imjoy.start(config);
   console.log("ImJoy Core started successfully!");
diff --git a/src/imjoyCore.js b/src/imjoyCore.js
index 0276a3f..5b2a2c3 100644
--- a/src/imjoyCore.js
+++ b/src/imjoyCore.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export { version as VERSION } from "../package.json";
 
 export class ImJoy {
   constructor({
+    name = "ImJoy",
     imjoy_api = null,
     event_bus = null,
     client_id = null,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export class ImJoy {
     flags = [],
     engine_selector = null,
   }) {
+    this.name = name;
     this.config_db =
       config_db ||
       new PouchDB("imjoy_config", {
@@ -100,10 +102,10 @@ export class ImJoy {
     }
     // inside an iframe
     if (this.expose_api && window.self !== window.top) {
-      const api = await imjoyRPC.setupRPC({ name: "ImJoy" });
+      const api = await imjoyRPC.setupRPC({ name: this.name || "ImJoy" });
       const root_plugin_config = {
         _id: "root",
-        name: "ImJoy",
+        name: this.name || "ImJoy",
         type: "window",
         ui: null,
         tag: null,