diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bcb9d0082b6..f3bac4be012 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+  [Matteo Nastasi]
+  * Allow free mapping between standlone apps and their url path prefix
+    (regardless of their name)
   [Claudia Mascandola]
   * Added GMPEs of ambraseys_1996 and sabetta_pugliese_1996
 
diff --git a/openquake/server/settings.py b/openquake/server/settings.py
index c7d8aae9f6f..a1a870aa289 100644
--- a/openquake/server/settings.py
+++ b/openquake/server/settings.py
@@ -26,12 +26,20 @@
 from openquake.baselib import config
 from openquake.commonlib import datastore
 
+# optionally overridden in local_settings.py
+STANDALONE_APP_NAME_MAP = {}
 try:
     from openquakeplatform.settings import STANDALONE, STANDALONE_APPS
 except ImportError:
     STANDALONE = False
     STANDALONE_APPS = ()
 
+try:
+    from openquakeplatform.settings import INSTALLED_APPS as OQP_INSTALLED_APPS
+except ImportError:
+    OQP_INSTALLED_APPS = []
+
+
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
 WEBUI_USER = 'openquake'
 
@@ -409,3 +417,7 @@ def filter(self, record):
         {'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.'
                  'NumericPasswordValidator', },
     ]
+
+for app in OQP_INSTALLED_APPS:
+    if app not in INSTALLED_APPS:
+        INSTALLED_APPS += (app,)
diff --git a/openquake/server/urls.py b/openquake/server/urls.py
index f6ab5de253c..05d01b641ec 100644
--- a/openquake/server/urls.py
+++ b/openquake/server/urls.py
@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@
                     name="impact_get_shakemap_versions"),
         ]
 
-    for app in settings.STANDALONE_APPS:
-        app_name = app.split('_')[1]
+    for app_full in settings.STANDALONE_APPS:
+        app = app_full.split('.')[0]
+        if app in settings.STANDALONE_APP_NAME_MAP:
+            app_name = settings.STANDALONE_APP_NAME_MAP[app]
+        else:
+            app_name = app.split('_')[1]
         urlpatterns.append(re_path(r'^%s/' % app_name, include(
             '%s.urls' % app, namespace='%s' % app_name)))