diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cbe4f2b..e1a705a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,22 +144,23 @@ JSON configuration files can also be used to define the startup options for *mul
 
 ```
 [
-    {
-	    // App1
-        "uid": "app1",
-        "append": true,
-        "watch": true,
-        "script": "index.js",
-        "sourceDir": "/home/myuser/app1"
-    },
-    {
-	    // App2
-        "uid": "app2",
-        "append": true,
-        "watch": true,
-        "script": "index.js",
-        "sourceDir": "/home/myuser/app2"
-    }
+  {
+    // App1
+    "uid": "app1",
+    "append": true,
+    "watch": true,
+    "script": "index.js",
+    "sourceDir": "/home/myuser/app1"
+  },
+  {
+    // App2
+    "uid": "app2",
+    "append": true,
+    "watch": true,
+    "script": "index.js",
+    "sourceDir": "/home/myuser/app2",
+    "args": ["--port", "8081"]
+  }
 ]
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/forever/cli.js b/lib/forever/cli.js
index 4dd1048d..6bf09139 100644
--- a/lib/forever/cli.js
+++ b/lib/forever/cli.js
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ var getOptions = cli.getOptions = function (file) {
         'sourceDir', 'workingDir', 'uid', 'watchDirectory', 'watchIgnore',
         'killTree', 'killSignal', 'id'
       ],
+      specialKeys = ['script', 'args'],
       configs;
 
   //
@@ -221,7 +222,10 @@ var getOptions = cli.getOptions = function (file) {
     configs = configs.map(function (conf) {
       var mut = Object.keys(conf)
         .reduce(function (acc, key) {
-          if (~configKeys.indexOf(key) || key === 'script') { acc[key] = conf[key]; }
+          if (~configKeys.indexOf(key) || ~specialKeys.indexOf(key)) {
+            acc[key] = conf[key];
+          }
+
           return acc;
         }, {});
 
diff --git a/test/core/start-stop-json-array-test.js b/test/core/start-stop-json-array-test.js
index 495a06c3..6e9184ec 100644
--- a/test/core/start-stop-json-array-test.js
+++ b/test/core/start-stop-json-array-test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ var assert = require('assert'),
     path = require('path'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     vows = require('vows'),
+    async = require('utile').async,
+    request = require('request'),
     forever = require('../../lib/forever'),
     runCmd = require('../helpers').runCmd;
 
@@ -31,6 +33,22 @@ vows.describe('forever/core/start-stop-json-array').addBatch({
       }
     }
   }
+}).addBatch({
+  "When the script is running": {
+    "request to both ports": {
+      topic: function () {
+        async.parallel({
+          one: async.apply(request, { uri: 'http://localhost:8080', json: true }),
+          two: async.apply(request, { uri: 'http://localhost:8081', json: true })
+        }, this.callback);
+      },
+      "should respond correctly": function (err, results) {
+        assert.isNull(err);
+        assert.isTrue(!results.one[1].p);
+        assert.equal(results.two[1].p, 8081);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }).addBatch({
     "When the script is running" : {
       "try to stopall" : {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/server.js b/test/fixtures/server.js
index a386de20..2054f19d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/server.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/server.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ var util = require('util'),
     http = require('http'),
     argv = require('optimist').argv;
 
-var port = argv.p || argv.port || 80;
+var port = argv.p || argv.port || 8080;
 
 http.createServer(function (req, res) {
   console.log(req.method + ' request: ' + req.url);
   res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
-  res.write('hello, i know nodejitsu.');
+  res.write(JSON.stringify(argv));
   res.end();
 }).listen(port);
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/server.json b/test/fixtures/server.json
index 9fdebbcc..17639071 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/server.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/server.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-    "uid": "server",
-    "append": true,
-    "script": "server.js",
-    "sourceDir": "./test/fixtures"
+  "uid": "server",
+  "append": true,
+  "script": "server.js",
+  "sourceDir": "./test/fixtures"
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/server2.js b/test/fixtures/server2.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f61ca8c5..00000000
--- a/test/fixtures/server2.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-var util = require('util'),
-    http = require('http'),
-    argv = require('optimist').argv;
-
-var port = argv.p || argv.port || 81;
-
-http.createServer(function (req, res) {
-  console.log(req.method + ' request: ' + req.url);
-  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
-  res.write('hello, i know nodejitsu.');
-  res.end();
-}).listen(port);
-
-/* server started */
-util.puts('> hello world running on port ' + port);
-
diff --git a/test/fixtures/servers.json b/test/fixtures/servers.json
index 81c770a3..d97e0e67 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/servers.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/servers.json
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 [
-    {
-        "uid": "server1",
-        "append": true,
-        "script": "server.js",
-        "sourceDir": "./test/fixtures"
-    },
-    {
-        "uid": "server2",
-        "append": true,
-        "script": "server2.js",
-        "sourceDir": "./test/fixtures"
-    }
+  {
+    "uid": "server1",
+    "append": true,
+    "script": "server.js",
+    "sourceDir": "./test/fixtures"
+  },
+  {
+    "uid": "server2",
+    "append": true,
+    "script": "server.js",
+    "sourceDir": "./test/fixtures",
+    "args": ["-p", 8081]
+  }
 ]
diff --git a/test/worker/multiple-workers-test.js b/test/worker/multiple-workers-test.js
index de995bba..72f545aa 100644
--- a/test/worker/multiple-workers-test.js
+++ b/test/worker/multiple-workers-test.js
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ var children = [],
 function assertRunning(port, i) {
   return {
     topic: function () {
-      request('http://127.0.0.1:' + port, this.callback);
+      request({ uri: 'http://127.0.0.1:' + port, json: true }, this.callback);
     },
     "should respond with `i know nodejitsu`": function (err, res, body) {
       assert.isNull(err);
       assert.equal(res.statusCode, 200);
-      assert.equal(body, 'hello, i know nodejitsu.');
+      assert.equal(body.port, port);
     },
     "stop the child process": function () {
       children[i].stop();