diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/httpRouterService.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/httpRouterService.ts
index 505906d13b..1f72378643 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/httpRouterService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/httpRouterService.ts
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ export const httpRouterFactory = createServiceFactory({
   },
   factory: async ({ configFactory }) => {
     const rootRouter = Router();
+
     const service = createServiceBuilder(module)
       .loadConfig(await configFactory('root'))
       .addRouter('', rootRouter);
+
     await service.start();
 
     return async (pluginId?: string) => {
-      if (!pluginId) {
-        return rootRouter;
-      }
+      const path = pluginId ? `/api/${pluginId}` : '';
       return {
         use(handler: Handler) {
-          rootRouter.use(`/api/${pluginId}`, handler);
+          rootRouter.use(path, handler);
         },
       };
     };
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts
index 30d8d94c11..40534fcbcb 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ export function createServiceFactory<
   Api,
   Impl extends Api,
   Deps extends { [name in string]: unknown },
->(factory: ServiceFactory<Api, Impl, Deps>): ServiceFactory<Api, Impl, Deps> {
+>(factory: ServiceFactory<Api, Impl, Deps>): ServiceFactory<Api, Api, {}> {
   return factory;
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/next/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/next/index.ts
index 0a16160a23..96b36e3e03 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/next/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/next/index.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,30 @@ import {
 //   },
 // });
 
+// export const appPlugin = createBackendPlugin({
+//   id: 'app',
+//   register(env) {
+//     env.registerInit({
+//       deps: {
+//         httpRouter: httpRouterServiceRef,
+//         database: databaseServiceRef,
+//         logger: loggerServiceRef,
+//         config: configServiceRef,
+//       },
+//       async init({ httpRouter, config, logger, database }) {
+//         console.log('App plugin init');
+
+//         const appBackendRoute = await createAppBackendRouter({
+//           appPackageName: 'example-app',
+//           config,
+//           logger: loggerToWinstonLogger(logger),
+//           database,
+//         });
+//       },
+//     });
+//   },
+// });
+
 const backend = createBackend({
   apis: [],
 });