diff --git a/NzbDrone.Integration.Test/NzbDrone.Integration.Test.csproj b/NzbDrone.Integration.Test/NzbDrone.Integration.Test.csproj
index ed22089bc6..e9f35f536a 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Integration.Test/NzbDrone.Integration.Test.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Integration.Test/NzbDrone.Integration.Test.csproj
@@ -41,12 +41,16 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\FluentValidation.4.0.0.0\lib\Net40\FluentValidation.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.0.21.0-pre\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.1.1.0-beta2\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting, Version=0.21.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.0.21.0-pre\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.1.1.0-beta2\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.1.1.0-beta2\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Moq, Version=4.0.10827.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=69f491c39445e920, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Integration.Test/packages.config b/NzbDrone.Integration.Test/packages.config
index 1e195b5b93..80db9bbad4 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Integration.Test/packages.config
+++ b/NzbDrone.Integration.Test/packages.config
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 <packages>
   <package id="FluentAssertions" version="2.0.1" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="FluentValidation" version="4.0.0.0" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener" version="0.21.0-pre" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting" version="0.21.0-pre" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="1.1.0-beta2" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener" version="1.1.0-beta2" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting" version="1.1.0-beta2" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Moq" version="4.0.10827" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Nancy" version="0.16.1" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Nancy.Owin" version="0.16.1" targetFramework="net40" />
diff --git a/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.csproj b/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.csproj
index 6b953afc9a..905fff0211 100644
--- a/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.csproj
@@ -94,19 +94,23 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.1.1.1\lib\net40\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.1.1.2\lib\net40\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin.1.1.1\lib\net40\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin.1.1.2\lib\net40\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.0.21.0-pre\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.1.1.0-beta2\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting, Version=0.21.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.0.21.0-pre\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.1.1.0-beta2\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.1.1.0-beta2\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Nancy">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Nancy.0.16.1\lib\net40\Nancy.dll</HintPath>
diff --git a/NzbDrone/Owin/OwinHostController.cs b/NzbDrone/Owin/OwinHostController.cs
index b3d1ae7d4c..4bc6886f7a 100644
--- a/NzbDrone/Owin/OwinHostController.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone/Owin/OwinHostController.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Microsoft.Owin.Hosting;
 using NLog;
-using NzbDrone.Common;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
 using NzbDrone.Owin.MiddleWare;
 using Owin;
@@ -26,19 +25,22 @@ public OwinHostController(IConfigFileProvider configFileProvider, IEnumerable<IO
 
         public void StartServer()
         {
-            var options = new StartOptions
+            var url = "http://*:" + _configFileProvider.Port;
+
+            var options = new StartOptions(url)
                 {
-                    Url = "http://*:" + _configFileProvider.Port,
-                    App = GetType().AssemblyQualifiedName
+                    ServerFactory = "Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener"
                 };
 
-            _logger.Info("starting server on {0}", options.Url);
+            _logger.Info("starting server on {0}", url);
 
-            _host = WebApplication.Start(options, BuildApp);
+            _host = WebApp.Start(options, BuildApp);
         }
 
         private void BuildApp(IAppBuilder appBuilder)
         {
+            appBuilder.Properties["host.AppName"] = "NzbDrone";
+
             foreach (var middleWare in _owinMiddleWares.OrderBy(c => c.Order))
             {
                 _logger.Debug("Attaching {0} to host", middleWare.GetType().Name);
diff --git a/NzbDrone/packages.config b/NzbDrone/packages.config
index 1ee8e77fd9..4b70868951 100644
--- a/NzbDrone/packages.config
+++ b/NzbDrone/packages.config
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="FluentMigrator" version="1.1.0.0" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core" version="1.1.1" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin" version="1.1.1" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener" version="0.21.0-pre" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting" version="0.21.0-pre" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core" version="1.1.2" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin" version="1.1.2" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="1.1.0-beta2" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener" version="1.1.0-beta2" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting" version="1.1.0-beta2" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Nancy" version="0.16.1" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Nancy.Owin" version="0.16.1" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="4.5.11" targetFramework="net40" />