diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/commands/init/handler.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/commands/init/handler.ts
index 2efc7c7c..9cb4a731 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/commands/init/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/commands/init/handler.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const handler = async (options: IInitOptions) => {
 
         logger.verbose(`Creating config at ${configurationPath}`);
 
-        const defaultConfig = await configurationGenerator.generate(kind, name, url);
+        const defaultConfig = await configurationGenerator.generate({ kind, name, url });
 
         await configurationWriter.write(configurationPath, defaultConfig);
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/commands/start/handler.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/commands/start/handler.ts
index cfafecee..f966e577 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/commands/start/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/commands/start/handler.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ export const handler = async (options: IStartOptions) => {
                     dictionaries: [adjectives, colors, animals],
                 });
 
-                const configuration = await configurationGenerator.generate(ConfigurationKind.Application, name, url);
+                const configuration = await configurationGenerator.generate({
+                    kind: ConfigurationKind.Application,
+                    name,
+                    url,
+                });
 
                 await registryService.register(configuration);
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/applicationConfigurationGenerator.test.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/applicationConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
index 3cadfcf6..3a45741f 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/applicationConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/applicationConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ describe("generate", () => {
     test("should generate application config", async () => {
         const generator = new ApplicationConfigurationGenerator();
 
-        const configuration = await generator.generate(ConfigurationKind.Application, "test", "http://url");
+        const configuration = await generator.generate({
+            kind: ConfigurationKind.Application,
+            name: "test",
+            url: "http://url",
+        });
 
         expect(configuration.kind).toBe(ConfigurationKind.Application);
     });
@@ -37,7 +41,11 @@ describe("generate", () => {
     test("should set namespace to default", async () => {
         const generator = new ApplicationConfigurationGenerator();
 
-        const configuration = await generator.generate(ConfigurationKind.Application, "test", "http://url");
+        const configuration = await generator.generate({
+            kind: ConfigurationKind.Application,
+            name: "test",
+            url: "http://url",
+        });
 
         expect(configuration.metadata.namespace).toBe(WellKnownNamespaces.default);
     });
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/externalConfigurationGenerator.test.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/externalConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
index 3a9c0bcc..0289a528 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/externalConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/externalConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
     test("should generate external config", async () => {
         const generator = new ExternalConfigurationGenerator();
 
-        const configuration = await generator.generate(ConfigurationKind.External, "test");
+        const configuration = await generator.generate({ kind: ConfigurationKind.External, name: "test" });
 
         expect(configuration.kind).toBe(ConfigurationKind.External);
     });
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
     test("should set namespace to default", async () => {
         const generator = new ExternalConfigurationGenerator();
 
-        const configuration = await generator.generate(ConfigurationKind.External, "test");
+        const configuration = await generator.generate({ kind: ConfigurationKind.External, name: "test" });
 
         expect(configuration.metadata.namespace).toBe(WellKnownNamespaces.default);
     });
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/protocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator.test.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/protocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
index 84d97092..e47db58c 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/protocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/protocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
 
         const protocol = new ProtocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator(generator);
 
-        const configuration = await protocol.generate(ConfigurationKind.Application, "name", url);
+        const configuration = await protocol.generate({ kind: ConfigurationKind.Application, name: "name", url });
 
         const application = configuration.spec as IApplicationSpecification;
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/serviceConfigurationGenerator.test.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/serviceConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
index fc0c2517..2bb8829b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/serviceConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/__tests__/serviceConfigurationGenerator.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
     test("should generate service config", async () => {
         const generator = new ServiceConfigurationGenerator();
 
-        const configuration = await generator.generate(ConfigurationKind.Service, "test");
+        const configuration = await generator.generate({ kind: ConfigurationKind.Service, name: "test" });
 
         expect(configuration.kind).toBe(ConfigurationKind.Service);
     });
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
     test("should set namespace to default", async () => {
         const generator = new ServiceConfigurationGenerator();
 
-        const configuration = await generator.generate(ConfigurationKind.Service, "test");
+        const configuration = await generator.generate({ kind: ConfigurationKind.Service, name: "test" });
 
         expect(configuration.metadata.namespace).toBe(WellKnownNamespaces.default);
     });
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/applicationConfigurationGenerator.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/applicationConfigurationGenerator.ts
index c20404f0..3d002914 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/applicationConfigurationGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/applicationConfigurationGenerator.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { ConfigurationKind, IConfiguration, WellKnownNamespaces } from "@reactivemarkets/desktop-types";
 import { IConfigurationGenerator } from "./iConfigurationGenerator";
+import { IGeneratorOptions } from "./iGeneratorOptions";
 
 export class ApplicationConfigurationGenerator implements IConfigurationGenerator {
     public canGenerate = (kind: ConfigurationKind) => {
         return kind === ConfigurationKind.Application;
     };
 
-    public generate = async (_: ConfigurationKind, name: string, url: string): Promise<IConfiguration> => {
+    public generate = async ({ name, url }: IGeneratorOptions): Promise<IConfiguration> => {
         return Promise.resolve({
             kind: ConfigurationKind.Application,
             metadata: {
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ export class ApplicationConfigurationGenerator implements IConfigurationGenerato
                 namespace: WellKnownNamespaces.default,
             },
             spec: {
-                url,
+                url: url!,
                 window: {
                     height: 600,
                     width: 800,
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/compositeConfigurationGenerator.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/compositeConfigurationGenerator.ts
index 4653c27b..90ef8e5f 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/compositeConfigurationGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/compositeConfigurationGenerator.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ConfigurationKind, IConfiguration } from "@reactivemarkets/desktop-types";
 import { IConfigurationGenerator } from "./iConfigurationGenerator";
+import { IGeneratorOptions } from "./iGeneratorOptions";
 
 export class CompositeConfigurationGenerator implements IConfigurationGenerator {
     private readonly generators: IConfigurationGenerator[];
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ export class CompositeConfigurationGenerator implements IConfigurationGenerator
         return this.generators.some((g) => g.canGenerate(kind));
     }
 
-    public async generate(kind: ConfigurationKind, name: string, url: string): Promise<IConfiguration> {
+    public async generate(options: IGeneratorOptions): Promise<IConfiguration> {
+        const { kind } = options;
         const generator = this.generators.find((g) => g.canGenerate(kind));
         if (generator === undefined) {
             const error = new Error(`no generator for ${kind}`);
@@ -20,6 +22,6 @@ export class CompositeConfigurationGenerator implements IConfigurationGenerator
             return Promise.reject(error);
         }
 
-        return generator.generate(kind, name, url);
+        return generator.generate(options);
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/externalConfigurationGenerator.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/externalConfigurationGenerator.ts
index 8633094b..8d7b97f7 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/externalConfigurationGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/externalConfigurationGenerator.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { ConfigurationKind, IConfiguration, WellKnownNamespaces } from "@reactivemarkets/desktop-types";
 import { IConfigurationGenerator } from "./iConfigurationGenerator";
+import { IGeneratorOptions } from "./iGeneratorOptions";
 
 export class ExternalConfigurationGenerator implements IConfigurationGenerator {
     public canGenerate = (kind: ConfigurationKind) => {
         return kind === ConfigurationKind.External;
     };
 
-    public generate = async (_: ConfigurationKind, name: string): Promise<IConfiguration> => {
+    public generate = async ({ name }: IGeneratorOptions): Promise<IConfiguration> => {
         return Promise.resolve({
             kind: ConfigurationKind.External,
             metadata: {
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/iConfigurationGenerator.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/iConfigurationGenerator.ts
index 2c0d8329..733e2ea0 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/iConfigurationGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/iConfigurationGenerator.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ConfigurationKind, IConfiguration } from "@reactivemarkets/desktop-types";
+import { IGeneratorOptions } from "./iGeneratorOptions";
 
 export interface IConfigurationGenerator {
     canGenerate(kind: ConfigurationKind): boolean;
-    generate(kind: ConfigurationKind, name: string, url: string): Promise<IConfiguration>;
+    generate(options: IGeneratorOptions): Promise<IConfiguration>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/iGeneratorOptions.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/iGeneratorOptions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e907bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/iGeneratorOptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { ConfigurationKind } from "@reactivemarkets/desktop-types";
+
+export interface IGeneratorOptions {
+    readonly kind: ConfigurationKind;
+    readonly name: string;
+    readonly url?: string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/protocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/protocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator.ts
index 7b24da11..973490d2 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/protocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/protocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ConfigurationKind, IConfiguration } from "@reactivemarkets/desktop-types";
 import { parse } from "url";
 import { IConfigurationGenerator } from "./iConfigurationGenerator";
+import { IGeneratorOptions } from "./iGeneratorOptions";
 
 export class ProtocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator implements IConfigurationGenerator {
     private readonly generator: IConfigurationGenerator;
@@ -15,15 +16,15 @@ export class ProtocolResolvingConfigurationGenerator implements IConfigurationGe
         return this.generator.canGenerate(kind);
     };
 
-    public generate = (kind: ConfigurationKind, name: string, url: string): Promise<IConfiguration> => {
-        let absoluteUrl = url;
-        const urlQuery = parse(url);
+    public generate = ({ name, kind, url }: IGeneratorOptions): Promise<IConfiguration> => {
+        let absoluteUrl = url!;
+        const urlQuery = parse(absoluteUrl);
         switch (urlQuery.protocol) {
             case null:
                 absoluteUrl = `${this.protocol}://${url}`;
                 break;
         }
 
-        return this.generator.generate(kind, name, absoluteUrl);
+        return this.generator.generate({ kind, name, url: absoluteUrl });
     };
 }
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/serviceConfigurationGenerator.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/serviceConfigurationGenerator.ts
index dce4d69a..4c743c26 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/serviceConfigurationGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/configuration/generators/serviceConfigurationGenerator.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { ConfigurationKind, IConfiguration, WellKnownNamespaces } from "@reactivemarkets/desktop-types";
 import { IConfigurationGenerator } from "./iConfigurationGenerator";
+import { IGeneratorOptions } from "./iGeneratorOptions";
 
 export class ServiceConfigurationGenerator implements IConfigurationGenerator {
     public canGenerate = (kind: ConfigurationKind) => {
         return kind === ConfigurationKind.Service;
     };
 
-    public generate = async (_: ConfigurationKind, name: string): Promise<IConfiguration> => {
+    public generate = async ({ name }: IGeneratorOptions): Promise<IConfiguration> => {
         return Promise.resolve({
             kind: ConfigurationKind.Service,
             metadata: {
diff --git a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/events/openUrlApplicationEventsHandler.ts b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/events/openUrlApplicationEventsHandler.ts
index ae2c6356..06208752 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-core/src/main/events/openUrlApplicationEventsHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-core/src/main/events/openUrlApplicationEventsHandler.ts
@@ -7,17 +7,21 @@ import { configurationGenerator } from "../configuration";
 import { launcherService } from "../launcher";
 
 export const registerOpenUrlEventsHandler = (app: App) => {
-    app.on("open-url", async (event, url) => {
+    app.on("open-url", async (event, desktopUrl) => {
         try {
             event.preventDefault();
 
-            const configUrl = url.replace("desktop://", "https://");
+            const url = desktopUrl.replace("desktop://", "https://");
 
             const name = uniqueNamesGenerator({
                 dictionaries: [adjectives, colors, animals],
             });
 
-            const configuration = await configurationGenerator.generate(ConfigurationKind.Application, name, configUrl);
+            const configuration = await configurationGenerator.generate({
+                kind: ConfigurationKind.Application,
+                name,
+                url,
+            });
 
             await registryService.register(configuration);