diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53d3605..28c86fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "free-range-app-utils",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "Utilities for building free-range apps.",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/umdAppConfigBuilder.js b/src/umdAppConfigBuilder.js
index 412f703..c4aa75d 100644
--- a/src/umdAppConfigBuilder.js
+++ b/src/umdAppConfigBuilder.js
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ function build(target, opts) {
     if ( !target ) {
         throw new Error('Missing target');
     }
-
+    
+    opts = opts || {};
     var loader = {
         schema: "http://apps.d2l.com/uiapps/umdschema/v1.json",
-        endpoint: target
+        endpoint: target,
+        showLoading: opts.showLoading ? true : false
     };
-
+ 
     return builder.build( opts, loader );
 }
 
diff --git a/test/umdAppConfigBuilder.js b/test/umdAppConfigBuilder.js
index de7198c..15839c5 100644
--- a/test/umdAppConfigBuilder.js
+++ b/test/umdAppConfigBuilder.js
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ describe('umdAppConfigBuilder', function(){
             it('should have correct endpoint', function(){
                 builder.build(TARGET, OPTS).loader.should.have.property('endpoint', TARGET );
             });
+            
+            it('should have correct property showLoading', function() {
+                builder.build(TARGET, OPTS).loader.should.have.property('showLoading', true);
+                
+            });
+            
+            it('should have property showLoading as false with OPTS undefined', function() {
+                builder.build(TARGET).loader.should.have.property('showLoading', false);
+            });
         });
     });
 });
@@ -41,6 +50,7 @@ function createValidOpts() {
         name: 'some-name',
         version: '1.0.0.1',
         description: 'It is a small world',
-        id: 'some-id'
+        id: 'some-id',
+        showLoading: true
     };
 }