diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b8f35848..c3e56571 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v0.x.x](https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/releases/tag/v0.x.x)
+- feat(proxy): support proxy creation without context.
+- fix(connect mounting): use connect's `path` configuration to mount proxy.
+
 ## [v0.13.0](https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/releases/tag/v0.13.0)
 - feat(context): custom context matcher; when simple `path` matching is not sufficient.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b293dd03..ed958b1a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ $ npm install --save-dev http-proxy-middleware
 ## Core concept
 
 Configure the proxy middleware.
+
 ```javascript
 var proxy = require('http-proxy-middleware');
 
@@ -150,6 +151,19 @@ proxy('http://www.example.org:8000/api', {changeOrigin:true});
 // proxy('/api', {target: 'http://www.example.org:8000', changeOrigin: true});
 ```
 
+### app.use(path, proxy)
+
+If you want to use the server's `app.use` `path` parameter to match requests; 
+
+Create and mount the proxy without the http-proxy-middleware `context` parameter:
+```javascript
+app.use('/api', proxy({target:'http://www.example.org', changeOrigin:true}));
+```
+
+`app.use` documentation:
+* express: http://expressjs.com/en/4x/api.html#app.use
+* connect: https://github.com/senchalabs/connect#mount-middleware
+
 ## WebSocket
 
 ```javascript
@@ -227,6 +241,9 @@ var server = app.listen(3000);
     }
     ```
 
+### Events
+Subscribe to [http-proxy events](https://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy#listening-for-proxy-events):
+
 *  **option.onError**: function, subscribe to http-proxy's `error` event for custom error handling.
     ```javascript
     function onError(err, req, res) {
@@ -280,7 +297,9 @@ var server = app.listen(3000);
 
 * (DEPRECATED) **option.proxyHost**: Use `option.changeOrigin = true` instead.
 
-The following options are provided by the underlying [http-proxy](https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-proxy).
+### http-proxy options
+
+The following options are provided by the underlying [http-proxy](https://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy#options).
 
 *  **option.target**: url string to be parsed with the url module
 *  **option.forward**: url string to be parsed with the url module
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 37938501..27ad8348 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ var httpProxyMiddleware = function(context, opts) {
 
     function middleware(req, res, next) {
         // https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/issues/17
-        if (req.baseUrl) {
-            req.url = req.originalUrl;
-        }
+        req.url = req.originalUrl;
 
         if (contextMatcher.match(config.context, req.url, req)) {
             var activeProxyOptions = prepareProxyRequest(req);
diff --git a/lib/config-factory.js b/lib/config-factory.js
index 4496be5f..e86611d6 100644
--- a/lib/config-factory.js
+++ b/lib/config-factory.js
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ function createConfig(context, opts) {
         options: {}
     };
 
-    var useShortHand = isShortHand(context);
-
-    if (useShortHand) {
+    // app.use('/api', proxy({target:'http://localhost:9000'}));
+    if (isContexless(context, opts)) {
+        config.context = '/';
+        config.options = _.assign(config.options, context);
+    }
+    // app.use('/api', proxy('http://localhost:9000'));
+    // app.use(proxy('http://localhost:9000/api'));
+    else if (isStringShortHand(context)) {
         var oUrl   = url.parse(context);
         var target = [oUrl.protocol, '//', oUrl.host].join('');
 
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ function createConfig(context, opts) {
         if (oUrl.protocol === 'ws:' || oUrl.protocol === 'wss:') {
             config.options.ws = true;
         }
-
+    // app.use('/api', proxy({target:'http://localhost:9000'}));
     } else {
         config.context = context;
         config.options = _.assign(config.options, opts);
@@ -41,14 +46,40 @@ function createConfig(context, opts) {
     config.options = mapLegacyProxyHostOption(config.options);
 
     return config;
-};
+}
 
-function isShortHand(context) {
+/**
+ * Checks if a String only target/config is provided.
+ * This can be just the host or with the optional path.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *      app.use('/api', proxy('http://localhost:9000'));
+        app.use(proxy('http://localhost:9000/api'));
+ *
+ * @param  {String}  context [description]
+ * @return {Boolean}         [description]
+ */
+function isStringShortHand(context) {
     if (_.isString(context)) {
         return (url.parse(context).host) ? true : false;
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks if a Object only config is provided, without a context.
+ * In this case the all paths will be proxied.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *     app.use('/api', proxy({target:'http://localhost:9000'}));
+ *
+ * @param  {Object}  context [description]
+ * @param  {*}       opts    [description]
+ * @return {Boolean}         [description]
+ */
+function isContexless(context, opts) {
+    return (_.isPlainObject(context) && _.isEmpty(opts));
+}
+
 function mapLegacyProxyHostOption(options) {
     // set options.headers.host when option.proxyHost is provided
     if (options.proxyHost) {
diff --git a/recipes/basic.md b/recipes/basic.md
index 0f76e3f4..ac688f0a 100644
--- a/recipes/basic.md
+++ b/recipes/basic.md
@@ -10,3 +10,23 @@ var apiProxy = proxy('/api', {target: 'http://localhost:3000'});
 //                            |                     |
 //                          context              options
 ```
+
+## Alternative configuration
+
+The proxy behavior of the following examples are **exactly** the same; Just different ways to configure it.
+
+```javascript
+app.use(proxy('/api', {target: 'http://localhost:3000', changeOrigin:true}));
+```
+
+```javascript
+app.use(proxy('http://localhost:3000/api', {changeOrigin:true}));
+```
+
+```javascript
+app.use('/api', proxy('http://localhost:3000', {changeOrigin:true}));
+```
+
+```javascript
+app.use('/api', proxy({target: 'http://localhost:3000', changeOrigin:true}));
+```
diff --git a/test/config-factory.spec.js b/test/config-factory.spec.js
index 0a64f9a2..22cf2a98 100644
--- a/test/config-factory.spec.js
+++ b/test/config-factory.spec.js
@@ -3,103 +3,120 @@ var configFactory = require('../lib/config-factory');
 
 describe('configFactory', function() {
     var result;
+    var createConfig = configFactory.createConfig;
 
     describe('createConfig()', function() {
 
-        describe('classic api', function() {
+        describe('classic config', function() {
             var context = '/api';
             var options = {target: 'http://www.example.org'};
 
             beforeEach(function() {
-                result = configFactory.createConfig(context, options);
+                result = createConfig(context, options);
             });
 
-            it('should return on config object', function() {
+            it('should return config object', function() {
                 expect(result).to.have.all.keys('context', 'options');
             });
 
-            it('should return on config object with context', function() {
+            it('should return config object with context', function() {
                 expect(result.context).to.equal(context);
             });
 
-            it('should return on config object with options', function() {
+            it('should return config object with options', function() {
                 expect(result.options).to.deep.equal(options);
             });
         });
 
-        describe('shorthand api', function() {
-            beforeEach(function() {
-                result = configFactory.createConfig('http://www.example.org:8000/api');
-            });
+        describe('shorthand String', function() {
+            describe('shorthand String config', function() {
+                beforeEach(function() {
+                    result = createConfig('http://www.example.org:8000/api');
+                });
 
-            it('should return on config object', function() {
-                expect(result).to.have.all.keys('context', 'options');
-            });
+                it('should return config object', function() {
+                    expect(result).to.have.all.keys('context', 'options');
+                });
 
-            it('should return on config object with context', function() {
-                expect(result.context).to.equal('/api');
-            });
+                it('should return config object with context', function() {
+                    expect(result.context).to.equal('/api');
+                });
 
-            it('should return on config object with options', function() {
-                expect(result.options).to.deep.equal({target: 'http://www.example.org:8000'});
+                it('should return config object with options', function() {
+                    expect(result.options).to.deep.equal({target: 'http://www.example.org:8000'});
+                });
             });
-        });
 
-        describe('shorthand api for whole domain', function() {
-            beforeEach(function() {
-                result = configFactory.createConfig('http://www.example.org:8000');
-            });
+            describe('shorthand String config for whole domain', function() {
+                beforeEach(function() {
+                    result = createConfig('http://www.example.org:8000');
+                });
 
-            it('should return on config object with context', function() {
-                expect(result.context).to.equal('/');
+                it('should return config object with context', function() {
+                    expect(result.context).to.equal('/');
+                });
             });
-        });
 
-        describe('shorthand api for websocket url', function() {
-            beforeEach(function() {
-                result = configFactory.createConfig('ws://www.example.org:8000');
-            });
+            describe('shorthand String config for websocket url', function() {
+                beforeEach(function() {
+                    result = createConfig('ws://www.example.org:8000');
+                });
 
-            it('should return on config object with context', function() {
-                expect(result.context).to.equal('/');
-            });
+                it('should return config object with context', function() {
+                    expect(result.context).to.equal('/');
+                });
 
-            it('should return on options with ws = true', function() {
-                expect(result.options.ws).to.equal(true);
+                it('should return options with ws = true', function() {
+                    expect(result.options.ws).to.equal(true);
+                });
             });
-        });
 
-        describe('shorthand api for secure websocket url', function() {
-            beforeEach(function() {
-                result = configFactory.createConfig('wss://www.example.org:8000');
-            });
+            describe('shorthand String config for secure websocket url', function() {
+                beforeEach(function() {
+                    result = createConfig('wss://www.example.org:8000');
+                });
 
-            it('should return on config object with context', function() {
-                expect(result.context).to.equal('/');
-            });
+                it('should return config object with context', function() {
+                    expect(result.context).to.equal('/');
+                });
 
-            it('should return on options with ws = true', function() {
-                expect(result.options.ws).to.equal(true);
+                it('should return options with ws = true', function() {
+                    expect(result.options.ws).to.equal(true);
+                });
             });
-        });
 
-        describe('shorthand api with globbing', function() {
-            beforeEach(function() {
-                result = configFactory.createConfig('http://www.example.org:8000/api/*.json');
+            describe('shorthand String config with globbing', function() {
+                beforeEach(function() {
+                    result = createConfig('http://www.example.org:8000/api/*.json');
+                });
+
+                it('should return config object with context', function() {
+                    expect(result.context).to.equal('/api/*.json');
+                });
             });
 
-            it('should return on config object with context', function() {
-                expect(result.context).to.equal('/api/*.json');
+            describe('shorthand String config with options', function() {
+                beforeEach(function() {
+                    result = createConfig('http://www.example.org:8000/api', {changeOrigin: true});
+                });
+
+                it('should return config object with additional options', function() {
+                    expect(result.options).to.deep.equal({target: 'http://www.example.org:8000', changeOrigin: true});
+                });
             });
         });
 
-        describe('shorthand api with options', function() {
+        describe('shorthand Object config', function() {
             beforeEach(function() {
-                result = configFactory.createConfig('http://www.example.org:8000/api', {changeOrigin: true});
+                result = createConfig({target: 'http://www.example.org:8000'});
             });
 
-            it('should return on config object with additional options', function() {
-                expect(result.options).to.deep.equal({target: 'http://www.example.org:8000', changeOrigin: true});
+            it('should set the proxy path to everything', function() {
+                expect(result.context).to.equal('/');
+            });
+
+            it('should return config object', function() {
+                expect(result.options).to.deep.equal({target: 'http://www.example.org:8000'});
             });
         });
 
@@ -107,7 +124,7 @@ describe('configFactory', function() {
             var fn;
             beforeEach(function() {
                 fn = function() {
-                    configFactory.createConfig('/api');
+                    createConfig('/api');
                 };
             });
 
@@ -119,7 +136,7 @@ describe('configFactory', function() {
         describe('faulty config. mixing classic with shorthand', function() {
             var fn;
             beforeEach(function() {
-                result = configFactory.createConfig('http://localhost:3000/api', {target: 'http://localhost:8000'});
+                result = createConfig('http://localhost:3000/api', {target: 'http://localhost:8000'});
             });
 
             it('should use the target in the configuration as target', function() {
diff --git a/test/http-proxy-middleware.spec.js b/test/http-proxy-middleware.spec.js
index 26c8ea72..759d7544 100644
--- a/test/http-proxy-middleware.spec.js
+++ b/test/http-proxy-middleware.spec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('context matching', function() {
 
             var middleware;
 
-            var mockReq = {url: '/foo/bar'};
+            var mockReq = {url: '/foo/bar', originalUrl: '/foo/bar'};
             var mockRes = {};
             var mockNext = function() {
                 // mockNext will be called when request is not proxied