diff --git a/src/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationinfo.h b/src/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationinfo.h
index cb75e34066..7be36427f2 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationinfo.h
+++ b/src/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationinfo.h
@@ -142,12 +142,6 @@ public:
         pApplication->DereferenceApplication();
     }
 
-    VOID
-    ClearApplication()
-    {
-        m_pApplication = NULL;
-    }
-
     HRESULT
     EnsureApplicationCreated();
 
diff --git a/src/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationmanager.h b/src/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationmanager.h
index 11cfe04c67..cf5a11d31c 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationmanager.h
+++ b/src/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationmanager.h
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ public:
     static
     VOID
     RecycleApplication(
-        _In_ APPLICATION_INFO *     pEntry,
-        _In_ APP_HOSTING_MODEL      hostingModel
+        _In_ APPLICATION_INFO *     pEntry
     );
 
     static
diff --git a/src/AspNetCore/Src/applicationinfo.cpp b/src/AspNetCore/Src/applicationinfo.cpp
index ac1551af3e..71f511ad15 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCore/Src/applicationinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/AspNetCore/Src/applicationinfo.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ APPLICATION_INFO::UpdateAppOfflineFileHandle()
                     strEventMsg.QueryStr());
             }
 
-            APPLICATION_MANAGER::RecycleApplication(this, m_pConfiguration->QueryHostingModel());
+            APPLICATION_MANAGER::RecycleApplication(this);
 
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/AspNetCore/Src/applicationmanager.cxx b/src/AspNetCore/Src/applicationmanager.cxx
index 233908c10f..beee7456ed 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCore/Src/applicationmanager.cxx
+++ b/src/AspNetCore/Src/applicationmanager.cxx
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ APPLICATION_MANAGER::RecycleApplicationFromManager(
             DBG_ASSERT(pRecord != NULL);
 
             // RecycleApplication is called on a separate thread. 
-            RecycleApplication(pRecord, m_hostingModel);
+            RecycleApplication(pRecord);
             pRecord->DereferenceApplicationInfo();
             path = context.MultiSz.Next(path);
         }
@@ -480,19 +480,21 @@ APPLICATION_MANAGER::DoRecycleApplication(
 // static
 VOID
 APPLICATION_MANAGER::RecycleApplication(
-    _In_ APPLICATION_INFO *     pEntry,
-    _In_ APP_HOSTING_MODEL      hostingModel
+    _In_ APPLICATION_INFO *     pEntry
 )
 {
-
     APPLICATION* pApplication = pEntry->QueryApplication();
+    DBG_ASSERT(pApplication != NULL);
 
     // Reference the application first
     pApplication->ReferenceApplication();
 
-    if (hostingModel == APP_HOSTING_MODEL::HOSTING_OUT_PROCESS)
+    if (pApplication->QueryConfig()->QueryHostingModel() == HOSTING_OUT_PROCESS)
     {
-        pEntry->ClearApplication();
+        // Need to set m_pApplication to NULL first
+        // to avoid mapping new request to the recycled application
+        // A new application instance will be created for new request
+        pEntry->ClearAndDereferenceApplication();
     }
 
     // Reset application pointer to NULL
@@ -505,6 +507,5 @@ APPLICATION_MANAGER::RecycleApplication(
         0,          // default creation flags
         NULL);      // receive thread identifier
 
-
     CloseHandle(hThread);
 }