diff --git a/app/Application.php b/app/Application.php
index 4fc0fba1..092b5f9f 100644
--- a/app/Application.php
+++ b/app/Application.php
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 class Application extends Model
 {
+    public $incrementing = false;
+
+    protected $primaryKey = 'appid';
+
     //
     public function icon()
     {
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/RegisterApp.php b/app/Console/Commands/RegisterApp.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..108ce13a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/RegisterApp.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use App\Application;
+use App\SupportedApps;
+
+class RegisterApp extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'register:app {folder}';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Add a local app to the registry';
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new command instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $folder = $this->argument('folder');
+        $json = app_path('SupportedApps/'.$folder.'/app.json');
+        if(file_exists($json)) {
+            $app = json_decode(file_get_contents($json));
+            $exists = Application::find($app->appid);
+            if($exists) {
+                $this->error('This app is already registered');
+                exit;
+            }
+            // Doesn't exist so add it
+            SupportedApps::saveApp($app, new Application);
+            $this->info("Application Added - ".$app->name." - ".$app->appid);
+            
+        } else {
+            $this->error('Could not find '.$json);
+        }
+        
+        
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
index f1cb2fd7..82b29d9c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
@@ -348,7 +348,9 @@ class ItemController extends Controller
     {
         $localapps = Application::all();
         $list = json_decode(SupportedApps::getList()->getBody());
+        $validapps = [];
         foreach($list->apps as $app) {
+            $validapps[] = $app->appid;
             if(!file_exists(app_path('SupportedApps/'.$app->name))) {
                 SupportedApps::getFiles($app);
                 $application = new Application;
@@ -361,12 +363,11 @@ class ItemController extends Controller
                         SupportedApps::getFiles($app);
                         SupportedApps::saveApp($app, $localapp);
                     }
-                } else { // local folder, add to database
-                    $application = new Application;
-                    SupportedApps::saveApp($app, $application);
-                }
+                } 
             }
         }
+        //$delete = Application::whereNotIn('appid', $validapps)->delete(); // delete any apps not in list
+        // removed the delete so local apps can be added
     }
 
     
diff --git a/app/SupportedApps.php b/app/SupportedApps.php
index ae8cd7cc..8cdc0b0c 100644
--- a/app/SupportedApps.php
+++ b/app/SupportedApps.php
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ abstract class SupportedApps
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         copy($img_src, $img_dest);
         
+        $app->appid = $details->appid;
         $app->name = $details->name;
-        $app->sha = $details->sha;
+        $app->sha = $details->sha ?? null;
         $app->icon = 'supportedapps/'.$details->icon;
         $app->website = $details->website;
         $app->license = $details->license;
diff --git a/database/migrations/2018_10_18_110905_create_applications_table.php b/database/migrations/2018_10_18_110905_create_applications_table.php
index 44f76f6f..ba59dc2e 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2018_10_18_110905_create_applications_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2018_10_18_110905_create_applications_table.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CreateApplicationsTable extends Migration
     {
         Schema::create('applications', function (Blueprint $table) {
             
-            $table->increments('id');
+            $table->string('appid')->unique();
             $table->string('name')->unique();
             $table->string('sha')->unique()->nullable();
             $table->string('icon')->nullable();