diff --git a/jupyterlab/labapp.py b/jupyterlab/labapp.py
index 3acd785f2407..6092ce77a22d 100644
--- a/jupyterlab/labapp.py
+++ b/jupyterlab/labapp.py
@@ -730,6 +730,10 @@ def initialize_handlers(self):
         self.handlers.extend(handlers)
         super().initialize_handlers()
 
+    def initialize(self, argv=None):
+        """Subclass because the ExtensionApp.initialize() method does not take arguments"""
+        super().initialize()
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main entry point
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/jupyterlab/labhubapp.py b/jupyterlab/labhubapp.py
index e6fdb8dc081a..6417fa7feec5 100644
--- a/jupyterlab/labhubapp.py
+++ b/jupyterlab/labhubapp.py
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
     }
 )
 
+
+
 if make_singleuser_app:
 
     class SingleUserNotebookMixin(LabApp):
@@ -510,8 +512,23 @@ def get_page(name):
             env.loader = ChoiceLoader([FunctionLoader(get_page), orig_loader])
 
 
+
+# Overrides for Jupyter Server Extension config
+class OverrideSingleUserNotebookApp(SingleUserNotebookApp):
+    name = 'labhub'
+
+    # Disable the default jupyterlab extension and enable ourself
+    serverapp_config = {
+        "open_browser": True,
+        "jpserver_extensions": { "jupyterlab": False, "jupyterlab.labhubapp": True }
+    }
+
+
+load_jupyter_server_extension = OverrideSingleUserNotebookApp._load_jupyter_server_extension
+
+
 def main(argv=None):
-    return SingleUserNotebookApp.launch_instance(argv)
+    return OverrideSingleUserNotebookApp.launch_instance(argv)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":