diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/kibana.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/kibana.js
index d62fb4007688..bb2b46fb9fda 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/kibana.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/kibana.js
@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@ require('plugins/kibana/dashboard/index');
 require('plugins/kibana/settings/index');
 require('plugins/kibana/doc/index');
 
+var chrome = require('ui/chrome');
+var routes = require('ui/routes');
+var modules = require('ui/modules');
+
 var kibanaLogoUrl = require('ui/images/kibana.png');
 
-require('ui/routes')
+routes
 .otherwise({
   redirectTo: '/discover'
 });
 
-require('ui/chrome')
+chrome
 .setBrand({
   'logo': 'url(' + kibanaLogoUrl + ') left no-repeat',
   'smallLogo': 'url(' + kibanaLogoUrl + ') left no-repeat'
@@ -50,10 +54,10 @@ require('ui/chrome')
   });
 });
 
-var vars = require('ui/chrome').getInjectedVars();
-require('ui/modules').get('kibana')
-.constant('kbnIndex', vars.kbnIndex)
-.constant('esShardTimeout', vars.esShardTimeout)
+modules
+.get('kibana')
+.constant('kbnIndex', chrome.getInjected('kbnIndex'))
+.constant('esShardTimeout', chrome.getInjected('kbnIndex'))
 .constant('esUrl', (function () {
   var a = document.createElement('a');
   a.href = '/elasticsearch';
diff --git a/src/ui/public/chrome/api/apps.js b/src/ui/public/chrome/api/apps.js
index 8094d9d83113..b5432408f4cf 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/chrome/api/apps.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/chrome/api/apps.js
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ module.exports = function (chrome, internals) {
     return internals.app.id;
   };
 
-  chrome.getInjectedVars = function () {
-    return internals.vars;
+  chrome.getInjected = function (name, def) {
+    if (name == null) return _.clone(internals.vars) || {};
+    return _.get(internals.vars, name, def);
   };
 
 };